Tag: ecopsychology

ā€œIs Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?ā€

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Abbie Hausermann, MSW, LICSW, discusses why ecotherapy works for former service members. ā€œThe aim of these ecotherapy programs and services is to connect veterans...

What Are the Mental Health Effects of Climate Change?

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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....

ā€œPost-Katrina Stress Disorder: Climate Change and Mental Healthā€

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Writing for Truth-Out, hurricane Katrina survivor G. Maris Jones writes: ā€œTo adapt to a changing climate, survivors of these catastrophes - especially those in marginalized, low-income communities - need long-term physical and mental health services.ā€ She adds a concurrent call to ā€œassume our responsibility to make positive change through action on climate change.ā€