Housing Disadvantage and Poor Mental Health: A Systematic Review

This study reviews collective evidence on the longitudinal impact of housing disadvantage (based on tenure, precarity, and physical characteristics) on mental health. It is focused on temporally ordered studies where exposures preceded outcomes, a key criterion to establishing causal evidence. This systematic review confirms that prior exposure to housing disadvantage may impact mental health later in life.

Publication Date: 
2019
Journal Name: 
American Journal of Preventive Medicine