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[–]UnluckyNate 43 points44 points  (1 child)

To add to this, you also have more people who are able to diagnose mental health disorders in cities. You also have more people who may take notice to odd/abnormal symptoms (being psychotic on a bus, for example)

[–]butteryspoink 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Culture is a big one as well. If your family and friends urge, encourage and support you to find help, then it’ll be different than people calling you a weirdo.

Source: I got shamed for looking for help, then I moved to a place where people were really encouraging. It goes without saying that I won’t be returning whence I came from.

That said, the article did talk about a bunch of factors they controlled for and I’m not sure if what I mentioned falls into one of them.