Climate Change and Mental Health: Position Paper of the European Psychiatric Association

European Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 67(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Background Climate change is one of the greatest threats to health that societies face and can adversely affect mental health. Given current lack a European consensus paper on interplay between climate health, we signal need for pan-European position about this topic, written by stakeholders working in care. Methods On behalf Psychiatric Association (EPA), give recommendations make care, research, education more sustainable based narrative review literature. Results Examples healthcare comprise preventive strategies, interdisciplinary collaborations, evidence-based patient addressing social determinants maintaining services during extreme weather events, optimising use resources, facility management. In strategies include investigating impact promoting research interventions, strengthening evidence base health-care recommendations, evaluating allocation funding, establishing definitions clinical approaches emerging issues such as ‘eco-distress’. Regarding education, planetary which refers human how it intertwined with ecosystems, may be integrated into educational courses. Conclusions The EPA committed combat latter poses threat future interest diverse readership stakeholders, including clinicians, researchers, educators, patients, policymakers.

Language: Английский

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Climate change and mental health: direct, indirect, and intersectional effects

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43, P. 100969 - 100969

Published: June 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Unravelling solastalgia’s impact on mental health: implications for nurses on the front line

Evidence-Based Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. ebnurs - 104266

Published: March 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Vulnerability and psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events among young people in Australia.

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 121385 - 121385

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Klimawandel und psychische Gesundheit

InFo Neurologie + Psychiatrie, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 32 - 39

Published: March 1, 2025

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Geopsychiatry and Its Integration into Psychiatry Residency Curricula: A Very First Global Survey for Faculty and Psychiatry Residents

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – a longitudinal study over 42 months in five European countries

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: April 22, 2025

Background: The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is well documented. However, only a few studies investigated in later phases and after its official end. Moreover, little known about people's psychological burden related to other global crises post-pandemic.Objective: Study's first objective was compare outcomes general population over course ten months post-pandemic. second explore regarding pandemic, comparison current wars, climate crises, inflation, poor government management and/or corruption post-pandemic era.Method: Participants from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Portugal (68.8% female, Mage = 41.55) were assessed online up four times between June 2020 March 2024 (baseline sample: N 7913). Adjustment Disorder New Module - 8 (ADNM-8), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2), World Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) used measure adjustment disorder, depression, well-being. Prevalence rates calculated repeated measures ANOVAs applied assess at time points. One-way ANOVA run how different participants' burden.Results: Temporal variations evident across assessment waves, with highest levels probable disorder depression winter 2020/2021 (T2). A slight improvement found Current wars inflation greatest sources assessment, revealing some cross-country differences.Conclusion: Although differences not as pronounced acute phase psychosocial support still needed This likely be due that take toll on health.

Language: Английский

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Detrimental Effect of Climate Change on Mental Health

Published: April 25, 2025

Climate change is recognized as a significant threat to biological subjects and global health, including mental health. Rising temperatures, extreme weather occurrences altered ecosystems negatively impact People who have been affected by detrimental effects of climate change, heat waves, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, glaciers, changes in agricultural conditions river disappearance, are more likely develop increased problems such Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, grief, stress, anxiety, trauma, suicidal thoughts despair. ambient temperatures also expected increase rates aggression violent suicides. This review delves into the on highlighting complex interplay between environmental, psychological social factors. induced shifting land use residence, eroding facilities, causing financial relationship stress displacing entire communities. Moreover, psychiatric research illnesses associated with conspicuously lacking.

Language: Английский

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Impact of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution on the incidence and manifestation of depressive and anxiety disorders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 14, 2024

Purpose of review Climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution present a major threat to health. Although emphasis has been put on physical health impacts, evidence the mental consequences is now also accumulating quickly. Given rapid developments in field, this article provides an expert opinion emerging research. Recent findings Umbrella reviews are adding more high-level associations environmental crises Individual studies focusing specific aspects health, shedding light potential direct links between climate change Further aiming quantify individual burden societal cost nexus identify those most at risk for negative outcomes. Many focus eco-emotions, attempting characterize them further, provide tools quantification, determine their effect functioning. Summary research impacts depression anxiety filling important knowledge gaps, questions remain example, concerning factors development disorders caused by ecological crises, tailored preventive strategies, effects loss Health systems need further develop responses these crises.

Language: Английский

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Planetary Health and Mental Health Nexus: Least Understood and Embraced in Policy Decisions

Annals of Global Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 90(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Annals of Global Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high quality articles all aspects global health. The journal's mission advance health, promote research, and foster the prevention treatment disease worldwide. Its goals are improve health well-being people, equity, wise stewardship earth's environment. latest impact factor 2.90. supported by Program for Public Common Good at Boston College. It was founded in 1934 Icahn School Medicine Mount Sinai as Journal Medicine. partner Consortium Universities Health. From time time, publishes Special Collections, series organized around common theme Recent Collections have included "Local evidence strategies addressing NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases Tanzania", "Universal Coverage through Integrated Care", "The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics Human Health". workers interested developing Collection strongly encouraged contact Managing Editor discuss project.

Language: Английский

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