CLIMATE changeECONOMIC structureIt is now widely acknowledged that low- and middle-income countries in Africa are among global hotspots for high vulnerability to climate change, despite making comparatively low contributions to this phenomenon. Climate change has been shown to affect mental health as a...
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The health impacts of climate change are being increasingly recognized, but mental health is often excluded from this discussion. In this issue we feature a collection of articles on climate change and mental health that highlight important directions for future research. This is a preview of ...
Awareness of the threats to mental health posed by climate change leads to questions about the potential impacts on climate scientists because they are immersed in depressing information and may face apathy, denial and even hostility from others. But they also have sources of resilience. This is ...
In the six insights below, MHI delves deeper into the ways in which mental health, technology, and social media intersect for our respondents (see sidebar “Methodology” for further detail). This survey covered additional topics such as climate change and spiritual health (for selected insights...
In my research, I focus on the relationship between environmental events and people’s wellbeing and mental health in countries such as the Philippines, South Africa, Senegal, India and Bangladesh. In one of our coastal study sites in Khulna, Bangladesh, I met Kabir, a 38-year-old Bangladesh...
Attributable risk Public health care Private health care Socioeconomic status Dlnm 1. Introduction Climate change (CC) is assumed to impose a significant impact on mental health (MH) (IPCC, 2023a; Cianconi et al., 2020; Corvetto et al., 2023). The increased frequency, intensity, and geograp...
Psychiatrist and Harvard professor Shekhar Saxena defines human health holistically and thinks creatively about how to expand access to mental-health services around the world.
Mental health problems are a leading cause of disability in both developed and developing countries, and the consequences of mental health disorders for individuals, families, and society as a whole could be severe and costly. To supplement relevant research and provide insightful policy suggestions to...
and Complementary InterventionsAdolescent Mental Health: Current Issues and New PerspectivesAdolescent Substance Use: Prevention and Intervention StrategiesAdolescent-to-Parent Violence: Psychological and Contextual InfluencesAdolescents’ Psychological Well-Being in Contemporary Contexts: The Role of the Parental ...