Natural disasters, climate change and mental health considerations for rural Australia

Morrissey, Shirley; Reser, Joseph P.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00865.x

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“…Estos estudios resaltan que estos efectos tendrán mayor impacto en comunidades cuyo sustento está más directamente relacionado con la naturaleza, como en el caso de los agricultores (Morrissey & Reser, 2007;Polain, Berry & Hoskin, 2011) y en comunidades indígenas que viven en situación de pobreza, con altos niveles de desempleo, alcoho lismo, abuso de drogas y otros problemas sociales, especialmente cuando existen traumas y desventajas históricas y para los cuales el deterioro ambiental puede incrementar la sensación de pérdida de identidad o de su patri monio cultural (Bourque & Cunsolo Willox, 2014).…”

Section: Cambio Climático Y Salud Mentalunclassified

Contribuciones de la Psicología al abordaje de la dimensión humana del cambio climático en Chile (Primera parte)

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RESUMEnMúltiples estudios señalan que para abordar integralmente la problemática del cambio climá-tico es fundamental incorporar factores psicoló-gicos y sociales en el diseño, implementación y evaluación de estrategias de mitigación y adaptación. Estos factores resultan claves para incrementar la importancia del cambio climático en la agenda pública, favorecer un mayor involucramiento ciudadano y fortalecer la resiliencia individual, social e institucional, así como el im pacto de las políticas. No obstante, en Chile el estudio de los aspectos psicológicos del cambio climático es muy limitado.Por su extensión este trabajo se presenta en dos partes. En esta primera parte se pre senta una revisión bibliográfica que explora los principales ámbitos del cambio climático en los que la Psicología puede contribuir para comprender las complejidades del problema. Esto se organiza en cuatro grandes ejes: (1) la comunicación del cambio climático, (2) el estudio de cre encias, actitudes, valores y conductas relaciona das con el problema, (3) la identificación de facilitadores y barreras psicológicas para la implementación de prácticas de mitigación y adaptación y (4) los impactos del cambio climático en la salud mental. Estos ejes constituyen un marco de referencia para el posterior desarrollo de ámbi tos de acción que se apliquen específicamente al contexto chileno.Palabras clave: Cambio climático; Psicología, Chi le; Conductas pro-ambientales; Adaptación. AbSTRACTMultiple studies show that the integration of social and psychological factors in the design, implementation and evaluation of mitigation and

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Contribuciones de la Psicología al abordaje de la dimensión humana del cambio climático en Chile (Primera parte)

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“…In their recent study in the UK prior experience was found to have a negative effect on mental health outcomes [4]. Galea et al [36] and Heo et al [20] also observe that past trauma increases the likelihood of developing PTSD, whereas other authors propose an innoculation theory that prior experience with a stressor increases capacity to deal with it [37,38]. The positive aspect of this controversy is that the differences in observed outcomes may be as a result of coping strategies and interventions applied between one disaster and another.…”

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The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health

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2014

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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A highly important but under researched impact of flood events is the long term psychological effect of the distress and trauma caused by damage and losses associated with repeated flooding of communities. As a part of the recovery process responders need to consider flooded households and offer support to mitigate against the stress of flooding. This research aims to consider how the risk of repeat flooding and flood memory can affect the needs of communities with respect to post disaster support. Previous research has identified a variety of influencing factors that affect the prevalence of mental health disorders in the aftermath of flooding. Using a structured literature review and novel conceptual model this research examines the role of flood experience and memory in the impact of flooding on mental health and the needs of flooded communities. It is found that the memory of previous flooding can influence future outcomes in a variety of ways, with some positive incentives towards actions that may result in lower damages in future events. These actions, that affect future trauma, have the potential to mitigate the impact of repeated flooding. Therefore appropriate post disaster needs assessment should not only identify vulnerable individuals but also take account of the risk of future flooding.

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“…Climate-related disasters can negatively impact people's livelihoods and physical and mental health [2,3] and significantly impede progress towards sustainable development [4]. Therefore, it is necessary that people feel prepared to deal with a future disaster.…”

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Perceptions of Cyclone Preparedness: Assessing the Role of Individual Adaptive Capacity and Social Capital in the Wet Tropics, Australia

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Given projections of future climate-related disasters, understanding the conditions that facilitate disaster preparedness is critical to achieving sustainable development. Here, we studied communities within the Wet Tropics bioregion, Australia to explore whether people's perceived preparedness for a future cyclone relates to their: (1) perceived individual adaptive capacity (in terms of flexibility and capacity to plan and learn); and (2) structural and cognitive social capital. We found that people's perceived cyclone preparedness was only related to their perceived individual flexibility in the face of change. Given that people's perceived cyclone preparedness was related to individualistic factors, it is plausible that individualism-collectivism orientations influence people's perceptions at an individual level. These results suggest that in the Wet Tropics region, enhancing people's psychological flexibility may be an important step when preparing for future cyclones. Our study highlights the need to tailor disaster preparedness initiatives to the region in question, and thus our results may inform disaster risk management and sustainable development policies.

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Natural disasters, climate change and mental health considerations for rural Australia

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Cited by 106 publications

References 28 publications

Contribuciones de la Psicología al abordaje de la dimensión humana del cambio climático en Chile (Primera parte)

Contribuciones de la Psicología al abordaje de la dimensión humana del cambio climático en Chile (Primera parte)

The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health

Perceptions of Cyclone Preparedness: Assessing the Role of Individual Adaptive Capacity and Social Capital in the Wet Tropics, Australia

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