In this episode we discuss how collective behavior research can inform our understanding of and approach to mental health.

Some references for further reading:- Legaz, A., Altschuler, F., Gonzalez-Gomez, R., Hernández, H., Baez, S., Migeot, J., ... & Ibañez, A. (2024). Structural inequality linked to brain volume and network dynamics in aging and dementia across the Americas. Nature Aging, 1-16.

- Kumasaka, Y. (1966). Collective mental illness within the framework of cultural psychiatry and group dynamics. The Psychiatric Quarterly, 40, 333-347.

- Ridley, M., Rao, G., Schilbach, F., & Patel, V. (2020). Poverty, depression, and anxiety: Causal evidence and mechanisms. Science, 370(6522), eaay0214.