TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Mean streets and mental health: depression and post-traumatic stress disorder at crime hot spots
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Weisburd, David
A1  - Cave, Breanne
A1  - Nelson, Matthew
A1  - White, Clair
A1  - Haviland, Amelia
A1  - Ready, Justin
A1  - Lawton, Brian
A1  - Sikkema, Kathleen
SP  - 285
EP  - 295
VL  - 61
IS  - 3-4
N2  - This study explores the relationship between mental health and place at microgeographic units of analysis. We examine self-reported symptomology for depression and PTSD for 2,724 survey respondents interviewed in three types of randomly selected street segments: violent crime hot spots, cool spots, and cold spots. We find that the mean symptomology score is 61% higher for depression in violent crime hot spots than cold spots, and 85% higher for PTSD. Overall, we estimate that 14.8% of residents of violent crime hot spots meet thresholds for moderate depression or a diagnosis of PTSD. This can be compared to only 6.5% of residents at the cold spots. Using PSM and weighted negative binomial regression approaches we show that observable selection factors are not responsible for the relationships identified. Examining geographic influences, we find an important area effect of violent crime for both mental health measures, and an additional impact of the specific street of residence for PTSD.<br><br>© Society for Community Research and Action 2018.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12232
ID  - ref1
ER  -