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Climate Change and Mental Health: A Review of Empirical Evidence, Mechanisms and Implications
Crane, Katelin Li, Linda Subramanian, Pearl Rovit, Elizabeth Liu, Jianghong
Crane, Katelin
Li, Linda
Subramanian, Pearl
Rovit, Elizabeth
Liu, Jianghong
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2022-12-13
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos13122096
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Anthropogenic climate change is an existential threat whose influences continue to increase in severity. It is pivotal to understand the implications of climate change and their effects on mental health. This integrative review aims to summarize the relevant evidence examining the harm climate change may have on mental health, suggest potential mechanisms and discuss implications. Empirical evidence has begun to indicate that negative mental health outcomes are a relevant and notable consequence of climate change. Specifically, these negative outcomes range from increased rates of psychiatric diagnoses such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder to higher measures of suicide, aggression and crime. Potential mechanisms are thought to include neuroinflammatory responses to stress, maladaptive serotonergic receptors and detrimental effects on one’s own physical health, as well as the community wellbeing. While climate change and mental health are salient areas of research, the evidence examining an association is limited. Therefore, further work should be conducted to delineate exact pathways of action to explain the mediators and mechanisms of the interaction between climate change and mental health.
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Crane, K.; Li, L.; Subramanian, P.; Rovit, E.; Liu, J. Climate Change and Mental Health: A Review of Empirical Evidence, Mechanisms and Implications. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 2096. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13122096
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Atmosphere, Vol. 13, Iss. 12
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