The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms

The Lancet, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 402(10419), P. 2346 - 2394

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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The Process of Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Grief: A Narrative Review and a New Proposal

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(24), P. 16628 - 16628

Published: Dec. 12, 2022

As the ecological crisis grows more intense, people experience many forms of eco-anxiety and grief. This article explores broad process encountering grief, engages in constructive task building a new model that process. Eco-anxiety grief are here seen as fundamentally healthy reactions to threats loss, only strongest them problems. The aim is help researchers, various professionals general public by providing which (a) simple enough but (b) nuanced than stage models may give false impression linearity. uses an interdisciplinary method. proposed includes both chronological thematic aspects. early phases Unknowing Semi-consciousness followed potentially some kind Awakening kinds Shock possible trauma. A major feature following complex phase Coping Changing, framed consisting three dimensions: Action (pro-environmental behavior kinds), Grieving (including other emotional engagement), Distancing self-care problematic disavowal). predicts if there trouble any these dimensions, adjusting will be difficult. thus helps seeing, e.g., importance for coping. possibility stronger and/or eco-depression always present, including danger burnout. ethical psychological called Adjustment Transformation, elements of, meaning-finding acceptance. need Changing continues, awareness flexibility metaphase Living with Ecological Crisis, where titles subtitles dimensions coping switched.

Language: Английский

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The mental health and well-being effects of wildfire smoke: a scoping review

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

Smoke from wildfires is a growing public health risk due to the enormous amount of smoke-related pollution that produced and can travel thousands kilometers its source. While many studies have documented physical harms wildfire smoke, less known about effects on mental well-being. Understanding smoke well-being crucial as world enters time in which events become more frequent severe. We conducted scoping review existing information smoke's impact developed model for understanding pathways may contribute distress.We searches using PubMed, Medline, Embase, Google, Scopus, ProQuest 1990-2022. These yielded 200 articles. Sixteen publications met inclusion criteria following screening eligibility assessment. Three bibliographies these articles were included total 19 publications.Our suggests exposure impacts, particularly episodes chronic persistent events, but evidence inconsistent limited. Qualitative disclose wider range impacts across multiple domains. The potential connecting with operate at interacting levels including individual, social community networks, living working conditions, ecological levels.Priorities future research include: 1) applying rigorous methods; 2) differentiating between illness emotional well-being; 3) studying chronic, or repeated events; 4) identifying contextual factors set stage effects, 5) causal processes link effects. serve basis further knowledge synthesis this topic. Also, it helps health, emergency management practitioners mitigate smoke.

Language: Английский

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Eco-emotions and Psychoterratic Syndromes: Reshaping Mental Health Assessment Under Climate Change

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 96(2), P. 211 - 226

Published: June 30, 2023

Human activities like greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and deforestation are largely responsible for climate change biodiversity loss. The is a complex system scientists striving to predict, prevent, address the aforementioned issues in order avoid reaching tipping points. threat humankind not only physical (ie, heat waves, floods, droughts) but also psychological, especially some groups. Insecurity, danger, chaos, an unstable due have both short- long-term psychological effects. In this scenario, need new categories emerging, namely, eco-emotions psychoterratic syndromes which include eco-anxiety, ecological grief, worry, trauma. This paper focuses on these categories, presenting summary of each one, including definitions, hypotheses, questions, testological evaluations, as useful tool be consulted by researchers clinicians help them therapeutic work. Also, endeavors distinguish between stress resulting positive outcome, such pro-environmental behavior, compared that leads psychopathology. Prevention intervention strategies social community support fundamental cope with mitigate effect mental health. conclusion, crisis has led enormous increase research its consequences Researchers must prepared assess phenomenon provide those who cannot anxiety climatic mourning.

Language: Английский

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Health effects of climate change in Africa: A call for an improved implementation of prevention measures

Eco-Environment & Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. 74 - 78

Published: May 8, 2023

The world's climate, particularly in Africa, has changed substantially during the past few decades, contributed by several human activities. Africa is one of continents that most vulnerable to climate change globally. Since beginning 2022, extreme weather events have affected about 19 million people and killed at least 4,000 individuals. Cyclones, floods, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, famine were among severe occurrences. Natural disasters brought on may compromise access clean water, sanitation systems, healthcare facilities, making more a number illnesses. Floods drought can lead both communicable non-communicable diseases. African population likely experience mental health disorders than before because natural disasters, which result loss property sometimes lives frequently. We, therefore, call for an improved implementation strategies prevent effects so be maintained.

Language: Английский

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Eco-Anxiety in Children and Young People – A Rational Response, Irreconcilable Despair, or Both?

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 77(1), P. 356 - 368

Published: Jan. 24, 2024

This paper will present research and clinical material exploring how eco-anxiety can be felt thought about by children young people. It then discuss the importance of understanding range climate anxiety found in practice ranging from mild to medium significant, severe, critical distress. Frequently is perceived as a singular emotional cognitive experience, all too often seen through adult eyes. scale drawn attempts differentiate between different experiences people have drawing on international evidence. look at individual, relational, collective, planetary trauma experienced The finish with considerations.

Language: Английский

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NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1539(1), P. 185 - 240

Published: June 25, 2024

This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in City's unique urban context. It updates evidence since last assessment 2015 as part NPCC2 addresses risks vulnerabilities that have emerged especially salient to NYC 2015. from heat flooding are emphasized. In addition, other climate-sensitive exposures harmful human considered, including outdoor indoor air pollution, aeroallergens; insect vectors illness; waterborne infectious chemical contaminants; compounding with public emergencies, such COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence-informed for reducing future considered.

Language: Английский

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Connecting Climate Minds: a shared vision for the climate change and mental health field

Nature Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. 121 - 125

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Integrating mental health into climate change education to inspire climate action while safeguarding mental health

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Climate change is the greatest threat humanity faces, and puts at risk mental health wellbeing of children young people. education must equip people with knowledge, skills resilience to live in an uncertain future, sustainably take relevant climate action work careers. As attention on grows, this a critical moment for community ensure considerations are embedded. Critically, appropriate integration can enable these very necessary goals equipping future where looms large. This paper explores why promoting good building psychological help achieve outcomes, not doing so risks harming people’s health. It also how integrating discussions about emotions, health, coping strategies within be route into wider support context rising needs. Learning from existing approach schools (the ‘whole school approach’) provides opportunity explore one avenue through which such integrated could implemented practice. Identifying mechanisms integrate will require co-design research educators people, addressing systemic barriers facing sector.

Language: Английский

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Role of household energy efficiency in shaping policy directives toward clean electricity transition in the United States: A nonparametric multivariate QQR approach

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 103741 - 103741

Published: March 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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