Sociology and Psychology. Mental Health in big Cities

Authors

  • Eduardo Gutiérrez Gutiérrez Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes

Keywords:

Simmel, City, Schizophrenia, Psychology, Psychiatry

Abstract

This article compares Georg Simmel's ideas about the psychological impact of life in the "big modern city" with scientific research demonstrating the synergy between urban life and schizophrenia. For this, a quantitative study has been carried out of the works where Simmel talks about this issue, as well as of the different research works carried out from Psychology and Psychiatry. Although the Simmelian terminology differs notably from the scientific terminology, we find that the Simmelian approach indeed finds proof of scientific validity in the cited investigations. This work highlights the importance and timeliness of the Simmelian approach for the interdisciplinary analysis of urban environments.

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Published

2022-09-17

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JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES