Sugden, Steven G., Merlo, Gia, and Manger, Sam (2024) Can lifestyle medicine improve global mental health? Academia Mental Health and Well-Being, 1.

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Abstract

Rationale: The global impact of mental health, specifically depression, is expected to be a top concern by 2030. Despite the growing number of medications and interventions, access to resources for well-being, psychiatric medications, and psychotherapy continues to be a long-standing barrier, regardless of a person’s socioeconomic position or wealth of their country. Objectives: This article will review the relevance of the lifestyle psychiatry pillars for treating depression and will also include a review of their impact on climate health. Methods: A systematic review was undertaken using predefined search criteria on PubMed and Google Scholar. Results: There is a bidirectionality between mental health and physical illness as individuals with poor mental health have higher comorbid medical conditions and vice versa, which further supports a common theory to chronic illness (both physical and mental). Lifestyle interventions show increased efficacy in the treatment of chronic illness, and the same interventions positively support climate health. Conclusions: The benefits of lifestyle interventions are often overlooked, but they are scientifically significant, well-tolerated by patients, and can address modalities of illness. Lifestyle psychiatry can become an integral tool for global mental health providers.

Item ID:	93826
Item Type:	Article (Refereed Research - C1)
ISSN:	2997-9196
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Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2026 02:04
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4202 Epidemiology > 420207 Major global burdens of disease @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420313 Mental health services @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified @ 20%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200409 Mental health @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200305 Mental health services @ 50%
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