Tag: climate change and mental health
Interview: How Does Climate Change Affect Youth Mental Health?
Psychiatric epidemiologist Jennifer Barkin talks about her research on the traumatizing effects of extreme weather events on youth and how caregivers can help them build resilience.
Will the Mental Health Industry Undermine the Community-Based Climate Change Revolution?
As mainstream mental health ideas and approaches are increasingly incorporated by community resilience-building groups, critics warn about the dangers of pathologizing and medicalizing reactions to climate change.
Climate Change, Mental Health and Collective Action: An Interview with Jennifer...
In an interview with MIA's Akansha Vaswani, narrative therapist Jennifer Freeman calls for a shift away from individualistic approaches to 'eco-anxiety' and toward responses that connect us all to a counter-tsunami of action for the planet.
Climate Change Will Increase Deaths by Suicide
From The Conversation: "Suicide is already among the leading causes of death worldwide. For people aged 15-55 years, it is among the top five...
Warming Temperatures Could Increase Suicide Rates
FromĀ Medical Xpress: "To tease out the role of temperature from other factors, the researchers compared historical temperature and suicide data across thousands of U.S....
Living Through the Catastrophe
In this piece forĀ ROAR Magazine, Jerome Roos explores the psychological, social, and economic impact of living under the imminent threat of catastrophic man-made climate...
Climate Change Puts Cambodians at Risk of Mental Health Issues
FromĀ Eco-Business: Many Cambodians are still healing from a tragic recent past, from the Lon Nol regime in 1970 to the collapse of the Pol...
Natural Disasters Have a Serious Impact on Mental Health
FromĀ Bustle: Natural disasters often inflict psychological harm on those who experience them, increasing the likelihood of PTSD in survivors. In addition to repairing physical...
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD: The Mental Impact of Climate Change
FromĀ CNN: The growing climateĀ change crisis is leading to various types of trauma, including increased natural disasters, economic loss for farmers, and forced migration, all...
āA Community Faces the Mental Health Impact of Climate Changeā
āIn Nunatsiavut, climate change is already a terrible reality, and itās taking a heavy toll on mental health,ā Ellie Robins reports for the influence....
What Are the Mental Health Effects of Climate Change?
ThisĀ MedScape Psychiatry Minute video reviews new research concluding that climate change increases the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders....
