Kentleşme sürecinin ruh sağlığı üzerine etkileri

Kentleşme, sanayileşme ve ekonomik gelişmeyle ilişkili olarak kentlerin büyümesine yol açan bir süreçtir. Bu süreç aynı zamanda iş bölümü ve insan davranışlarında da birtakım değişikliklere neden olur. Bunların yanı sıra kentleşme, stresli yaşam olaylarına, sosyal desteğin zayıflamasına, göçler sonucunda şehirlerin hızlı büyümesi gibi sorunlara da yol açabilir. Bütün bu etkenler ruh sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle bu süreç kesinlikle ihmal edilmemelidir. Sonuç olarak kentleşme süreci hem kentte önceden yaşayan insanları, hem de göç edenleri ilgilendirmektedir. Bu yazıda kentleşmeyle birlikte ortaya çıkan zorluklar ve kentleşmenin ruh sağlığı üzerine olan olumsuz etkileri gözden geçirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Akıl sağlığı, Halk sağlığı, Dış göç ve göç, Kentleşme

Impacts of urbanization process on mental health

Urbanization is such a process that it leads to the growth of cities related to industrial and economic development. It also causes some changes in labor division and human behaviors. Besides, urbanization may cause problems such as stressful life events, poor social network, and rapid growth of cities because of immigration. All of these factors may negatively affect mental health which makes it a prominent process that should not be neglected. The aim of this was to review the difficulties stemming from urbanization -an important problem for both urban people and immigrants- and its negative impacts on mental health.

Keywords:

Mental Health, Public Health, Emigration and Immigration, Urbanization,

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