Влияние стресс-факторов городской среды на психическое здоровье: обзор зарубежных исследований

Клиническая и специальная психология. 2026. Т. 15. № 1. С. 7–19.

Кияненко И. К.

Context and relevance. The problem of the impact of urban stress factors on mental health is becoming increasingly relevant in the context of urbanization. Living in cities is accompanied by increased psychophysiological stress, which leads to an increase in the prevalence of mental disorders among urban residents. Objective. The purpose of the article is to review foreign studies studying the influence of stress factors of the urban environment on the formation of mental disorders such as anxiety and depressive disorders, psychotic disorders and schizophrenia. Results. The paper analyzes research on the following parameters: the types of stress factors in the urban environment and the mechanisms of their influence on the formation of mental disorders. The symptoms of stress associated with life in the city are considered, as well as statistics on the prevalence of mental disorders among urban residents. The review identified stress symptoms associated with living in a big city, including social isolation, increased anxiety, restlessness, emotional stress, and sleep disorders. The main mechanisms of the influence of urban stress on the functioning of the brain, endocrine, nervous and immune systems, as well as from the point of view of epigenetic influence are presented. The results of research on the prevalence of mental illness among urban residents are presented.

Keywords: психическое здоровье, schizophrenia, шизофрения, депрессия, mental health, depression, стресс-факторы, stress factors, anxiety disorders, urban stress, городской стресс, тревожные расстойства