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Using smartphone applications to better understand the link between urban design and mental health

Mental Health affects us all and can be defined as a state of well-being where an individual is able to achieve their potential whilst coping well with the stresses of life and making a contribution to their community (1). Some people who experience difficulties in these areas go on to develop mental illnesses, such as clinical depression and schizophrenia. Approaching half of the adult population are likely to experience a mental illness at some stage in their lives (2). Research shows that urban environments can negatively impact our mental health seen in the higher rates of mental illness in urban compared to rural areas (3,4). This pattern has been observed across different countries from the UK to Japan (3). Given the consistency of these findings researchers have turned their attention to uncovering the factors that may explain this relationship, here we focus on the link between urban design and mental illness although much work has been conducted to identify person specific factors that may sensitise people to the adverse effect of the city (5).