研究:城市居民更易患上精神疾病

    Country-dwellers¹ often say the constant(不变的) noise, traffic and crowds of the city would drive them mad.
    Well, they might be right, according to the latest research.
    City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses such as schizophrenia（精神分裂症） than those who live in rural areas, a study has found.
    Researchers from Cardiff University examined the lifestyles of more than 200,000 people in Sweden and found that those who lived in urban areas were more at risk from psychosis（精神病,精神错乱） than people who lived in villages.
    The experts don't know exactly why this is but they suggest that town and city residents are more likely to be ostracised by those around them.
    They are more likely to experience discrimination if they do not fit in, which can lead to them feeling anxious and even developing mental illnesses.
    Dr Stanley Zammit, who lead the research published in the Archives of General Psychiatry², said: 'The clearest geographic³ pattern within this distribution of rates is that urban areas have a higher incidence⁴ of schizophrenia than rural areas.'
    He also added that people living in towns and cities were more likely to develop other mental illnesses that result in personality changes - a condition known as non-affective psychosis. It is not the first time statistics⁵ have shown that country life is healthier.
    Earlier this year an official report found that village dwellers lived an average of two years longer than those living in towns and cities.
    According to figures from the Office of National Statistics, men who live in the country are likely to live for between 78 and 79 years, while those in towns can expect to survive to an age of 76.
    Women on average survive to their 81st birthday in towns, but live to between 82 and 83 in the country.
    The small market town of Wimborne Minster in rural Dorset was named the healthiest place to live.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 psychiatry   

n.精神病学，精神病疗法

参考例句：

• The study appeared in the Amercian science Journal of Psychiatry.这个研究发表在美国精神病学的杂志上。
• A physician is someone who specializes in psychiatry.精神病专家是专门从事精神病治疗的人。

3 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 incidence   

n.发生，影响；入射

参考例句：

• The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.入射角等于反射角。
• The incidence of this disease has dropped considerably in the past few years.近几年这种病的发病率大大降低了。

5 statistics   

n.统计，统计数字，统计学

参考例句：

• We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
• Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。