Complex Systems Approaches to Understand Drivers of Mental Health and Inform Mental Health Policy: A Systematic Review
Abstract
We conducted a systematic review of studies employing complex systems approaches (i.e., agent based and system dynamics models) to understand drivers of mental health and inform mental health policy. We extracted key data (e.g., purpose, design, data) for each study and provide a narrative synthesis of insights generated across studies. The studies investigated drivers and policy intervention strategies across a diversity of mental health outcomes. Based on these studies and the extant literature, we propose a typology of mental health research and policy areas that may benefit from complex systems approaches.
Publication Title
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Recommended Citation
Langellier, B., Yang, Y., Purtle, J., Nelson, K., Stankov, I., & Diez Roux, A. (2019). Complex Systems Approaches to Understand Drivers of Mental Health and Inform Mental Health Policy: A Systematic Review. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46 (2), 128-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0887-5
