Transforming housing: Understanding Society Insights

Each year, Understanding Society produces an in-depth look at a policy-relevant issue.

Does heat affect symptoms of depression and mania?

Using smartphone app data to explore the associations between temperature and symptoms of depression and mania.

How can we measure social connectedness?

Poor social connectedness is a risk factor for poor mental health, but it is measured in many ways. This review summarises social connectedness measures and reviews their psychometric properties

Does how people use social media change the association with mental health?

A longitudinal analysis of Understanding Society data on adults in the UK

Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK

Interview with David Aaronovitch for BBC4

Hiding in plain sight - ethnic and migrant variation in suicide

An editorial linked to the paper by Duleeka Knipe and colleagues (2024) published in Lancet Psychiatry

NIHR Researcher in the Spotlight

Series: Media

Interview with Jen Dykxhoorn, showcased as part of the NIHR Researcher in the Spotlight campaign.

‘Hostile environment’ policies and psychological distress by ethnic group

A interrupted time series analysis, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.