A new study strengthens the association between urbanicity and mental health with more granularity than before, but a causative mechanism remains elusive.
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Evans, B.E., Tuvblad, C. & Larsson, H. Urban living and mental health. Nat Med 29, 1322–1323 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02348-x
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