Ambient temperature and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Thompson, Rhiannon; Lawrance, Emma; Roberts, Lily; Grailey, Kate; Ashrafian, Hutan; Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy; Toledano, Mireille B.; Darzi, Ara

doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00104-3

Cited by 26 publications

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“…Ongoing research continues to make a strong case for the connection between climate change and mental health (H. E. Thompson, 2021; R. Thompson et al, 2023).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hasbach (2015) noted that clients rarely initiate conversations about the mental health impacts of climate change, but their symptoms may nonetheless be related to environmental changes. Recent studies demonstrate the impact of climate change on depression symptoms, sleep quality, irritability, substance use, and suicidality (R. Thompson et al, 2023;Vergunst et al, 2023). Thus, it may be that clinicians could take the initiative, when appropriate, and use clinical interviewing and psychoeducational interventions as ways to help clients better appreciate the connection between climate change and mental health.…”

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Clayton (2020) discusses the direct and indirect effects that climate change can have on mental health (i.e., climate change relevance). For example, increasing temperatures can directly impact psychological well-being (Miles-Novelo & Anderson, 2019; R. Thompson et al, 2023).…”

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Health service psychology trainees’ use of ecotherapeutic interventions with clients: The roles of environmental justice beliefs and training experiences.

Vera,

Hartranft-Mulcahy,

Graham

2024

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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The connections between climate change, the environment, and mental health have been well documented by psychological research. However, the extent to which health service psychologists who work in clinical settings address these issues with clients is not well understood. Health service psychology trainees participated in an exploratory investigation of the predictors of ecotherapeutic intervention use in their clinical work. The significant predictors were trainees' environmental justice beliefs and the degree to which environmentalism issues were discussed in their training programs and supervision. However, social justice attitudes, along with biospheric values and environmental identity, were significant predictors of environmental justice beliefs. Biospheric values and environmental identity were also significant predictors of personal conservation behaviors, but personal behaviors did not predict professional attention to environmental issues. Implications for training are discussed. Public Significance StatementHealth service psychology trainees' use of interventions that focus on environmental issues is predicted by their belief in environmental justice principles and their exposure to these issues in their training programs. Personal conservation behaviors (e.g., recycling, energy reduction) did not predict their inclusion of these issues in their clinical work.

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“…Ongoing research continues to make a strong case for the connection between climate change and mental health (H. E. Thompson, 2021; R. Thompson et al, 2023).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Psychotherapists As Agents Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Health service psychology trainees’ use of ecotherapeutic interventions with clients: The roles of environmental justice beliefs and training experiences.

Vera,

Hartranft-Mulcahy,

Graham

2024

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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“…Furthermore, to improve our understanding of how heat acclimation might help maintain health despite more frequent heat exposures, more studies that investigate other health markers are needed. For example, investigating the potential effects of heat acclimation on sleep patterns (quality/quantity) and mental health could be important, as sleep disruption (Minor et al., 2022) and mental illness (Thompson et al., 2023) often accompany exposure to high temperatures. (4) To improve our understanding of how to optimize health and performance under heat stress, future studies should continue efforts to refine, develop, and optimize heat acclimation protocols to make them more practical and applicable for at‐risk groups, especially those who have a reduced exercise capacity (Bach et al., 2024; Cole et al., 2023). There is also a need to explore how heat acclimation interacts with other interventions, such as common medication and supplements. (5) In seasonal climates, heat acclimatization progressively develops across the summer months (Brown et al., 2022), conditional to adequate exposure to outdoor environmental heat.…”

Section: Human Heat Acclimation – To Infinity and Beyondmentioning

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Shifting focus: Time to look beyond the classic physiological adaptations associated with human heat acclimation

Deshayes,

Sodabi,

Dubord

et al. 2023

Experimental Physiology

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New Findings What is the topic of this review?This review summarizes studies that advance our understanding of the mechanisms mediating improved thermoeffector output following heat acclimation and investigate adaptations that go beyond those classically associated with heat acclimation. What advances does it highlight?Most studies that investigated possible mechanisms mediating greater thermoeffector output following heat acclimation have focused on end‐organ responses. Some evidence suggests that heat acclimation improves cardiac function, body fluid regulatory functions, and preserves cognitive performance under heat stress. However, these conclusions are based on limited and conflicting data. AbstractPlanet Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate and our future is now assured to be shaped by the consequences of more frequent hot days and extreme heat. Humans will need to adapt both behaviorally and physiologically to thrive in a hotter climate. From a physiological perspective, countless studies have shown that human heat acclimation increases thermoeffector output (i.e., sweating and skin blood flow) and lowers cardiovascular strain (i.e., heart rate) during heat stress. However, the mechanisms mediating these adaptations remain understudied. Furthermore, several possible benefits of heat acclimation for other systems and functions involved in maintaining health and performance during heat stress remain to be elucidated. This review summarizes recent advances in human heat acclimation, with emphasis on recent studies that (1) advanced our understanding of the mechanisms mediating improved thermoeffector output and (2) investigated adaptations that go beyond those classically associated with heat acclimation. We highlight that these studies have contributed to a better understanding of the integrated physiological responses underlying human heat acclimation while leaving key unanswered questions that will need to be addressed in the future.

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