Lack of association between drought and mental health in a cohort of 45–61 year old rural Australian women

Powers, Jennifer R.; Dobson, Annette; Berry, Helen; Graves, Anna; Hanigan, Ivan; Loxton, Deborah

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12369

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“…In another study, Powers et al [ 104 ], found that adverse climate events did not appear to affect Australian women’s health and well-being. This relationship has been confirmed across other studies and complicates the proposed relationship between drought and mental health [ 87 , 115 ]. However, occupation is not explicitly examined in these studies, which may play an important role in the female experience of drought.…”

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The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

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Bell

Saha

et al. 2015

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Little is understood about the long term, indirect health consequences of drought (a period of abnormally dry weather). In particular, the implications of drought for mental health via pathways such as loss of livelihood, diminished social support, and rupture of place bonds have not been extensively studied, leaving a knowledge gap for practitioners and researchers alike. A systematic review of literature was performed to examine the mental health effects of drought. The systematic review results were synthesized to create a causal process diagram that illustrates the pathways linking drought effects to mental health outcomes. Eighty-two articles using a variety of methods in different contexts were gathered from the systematic review. The pathways in the causal process diagram with greatest support in the literature are those focusing on the economic and migratory effects of drought. The diagram highlights the complexity of the relationships between drought and mental health, including the multiple ways that factors can interact and lead to various outcomes. The systematic review and resulting causal process diagram can be used in both practice and theory, including prevention planning, public health programming, vulnerability and risk assessment, and research question guidance. The use of a causal process diagram provides a much needed avenue for integrating the findings of diverse research to further the understanding of the mental health implications of drought.

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confidence: 54%

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

Vins

Bell

Saha

et al. 2015

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141

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“…One study, 14 while acknowledging that a large proportion of the farming population are men, did not specifically examine sex as a factor. The association between drought and mental health in women in drought‐affected areas is not well researched 16 …”

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“…The association between drought and mental health in women in drought-affected areas is not well researched. 16 Quantifying the impact of drought on the mental health of farmers and the factors mediating these effects are largely unexplored. Few epidemiological studies have examined specific drought characteristics as predictors of mental health outcomes, 17 particularly in farming populations.…”

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Drought‐related stress among farmers: findings from the Australian Rural Mental Health Study

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Handley

Kiem

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Medical Journal of Australia

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The known Stress among farmers is influenced by drought and a range of socio-demographic and community factors that exacerbate stress related to their occupation and rural context. The newThe incidence of drought-related stress was higher among farmers who were younger, living and working on a farm, located in geographically remote areas, and experiencing financial hardship.The implications Clarifying the relationship between drought, drought-related stress, and factors that modulate this stress will create opportunities for promoting adaptation by rural populations to climate adversity and for improving mental health support by general practitioners for farmers experiencing drought-related stress.

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“…Analysing the association between drought and mental health of women in Australia with a longitudinal study from 1996 to 2008 (Powers et al 2015) Analysing consequences of climate-related natural disasters for long-term population mobility in Bangladesh using longitudinal survey data spanning 15 years (Gray and Mueller 2012) Analysing the dynamics of vulnerability and multiple stressors through a case study in the Afram Plains, Ghana ( Reconstruction of vulnerability to floods and droughts of two Hispanic cities since the 17th century (Gil-Guirado et al…”

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How to improve attribution of changes in drought and flood impacts

Kreibich

Blauhut

Aerts

et al. 2019

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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For the development of sustainable, efficient risk management strategies for the hydrological extremes of droughts and floods, it is essential to understand the temporal changes of impacts, and their respective causes and interactions. In particular, little is known about changes in vulnerability and their influence on drought and flood impacts. We present a fictitious dialogue between two experts, one in droughts and the other in floods, showing that the main obstacles to scientific advancement in this area are both a lack of data and a lack of commonly accepted approaches. The drought and flood experts "discuss" available data and methods and we suggest a complementary approach. This approach consists of collecting a large number of single or multiple paired-event case studies from catchments around the world, undertaking detailed analyses of changes in impacts and drivers, and carrying out a comparative analysis. The advantages of this approach are that it allows detailed context-and location-specific assessments based on the paired-event analyses, and reveals general, transferable conclusions based on the comparative analysis of various case studies. Additionally, it is quite flexible in terms of data and can accommodate differences between floods and droughts.

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Lack of association between drought and mental health in a cohort of 45–61 year old rural Australian women

Cited by 17 publications

References 40 publications

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

Drought‐related stress among farmers: findings from the Australian Rural Mental Health Study

How to improve attribution of changes in drought and flood impacts

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