Rationale
There is growing evidence that characteristics of the built environment including housing quality, crowding, air quality and type of dwelling can have a direct effect on mental health outcomes as well as indirectly effect them through psychosocial processes.[1] People living in deprived communities are at greater risk of having mental health problems.[2]
Source:
1. Parkinson J (2007). Establishing a core set of national, sustainable mental health indicators for adults in Scotland: Final report. NHS Health Scotland: Glasgow.
2. Scottish Government (2008).http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/09160103/0 Scottish Government: Edinburgh. |