Guidance

Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes

Overview of current evidence about the relationships between social determinants, psychosocial factors and health outcomes.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 30 August 2017
• Last updated: 27 September 2017
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  1. 27 September 2017

     Added updated version of guidance.

  2. 30 August 2017

     First published.

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Psychosocial pathways and health equity

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2017209

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This report highlights the current evidence that exists about the relationships between social determinants, psychosocial factors and health outcomes.

It also provides a conceptual framework that focuses on the psychosocial pathways between factors associated with social, economic and environmental conditions, psychological and psychobiological processes, health behaviours and mental and physical health outcomes.