Tag: ecopsychology
āIs Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?ā
Abbie Hausermann, MSW, LICSW, discusses why ecotherapy works for former service members. āThe aim of these ecotherapy programs and services is to connect veterans...
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....
āPost-Katrina Stress Disorder: Climate Change and Mental Healthā
Writing for Truth-Out, hurricane Katrina survivor G. Maris Jones writes: āTo 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 āassume our responsibility to make positive change through action on climate change.ā