Proof that City Living Drives You Nuts
New research suggests that people living in large cities are more likely than small-town residents to exhibit psychotic-like symptoms such as paranoia and delusions. In a study of more than 7,000 people in the Netherlands, investigators found that both full-blown psychotic disorders and milder psychosis-like symptoms were more common among those living in urbanized areas. The link was most apparent among people born and raised in densely populated areas, suggesting that childhood environment may create ?enduring liabilities? for adult psychiatric health, according to Dr. Jim van Os of Maastricht University and his colleagues, who reported their findings in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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