Psychiatric morbidity in December 2015 flood-affected population in Tamil Nadu, India

Bandla, Shailaja; Nappinnai, NR; Gopalasamy, Srinivasagopalan

doi:10.1177/0020764019846166

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“…Postdisaster survival: lack of access to basic needs, 35 self-perception of being seriously affected. 35 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Twenty-three studies were conducted in South Asia, with 14 in India, [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] 7 in Pakistan [46][47][48][49][50][51][52] and 2 in Bangladesh. 53 54 Many of these studies focused on specific populations, including women, 47 54 farmers, 36 primary care attendees 43 and postdisaster relief camp attendees.…”

Section: South Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…35 36 ► Physical attributes of disaster event: high water levels, 35 53 closer proximity to event. 33 37 ► Postdisaster survival: lack of access to basic needs, 35 self-perception of being seriously affected. 35 ► Greater composite exposure (ie, a sum of relevant individual exposures, for example, death/injury of loved ones, material loss, fear of death and loss of property).…”

Section: Southeast Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…33 37 ► Postdisaster survival: lack of access to basic needs, 35 self-perception of being seriously affected. 35 ► Greater composite exposure (ie, a sum of relevant individual exposures, for example, death/injury of loved ones, material loss, fear of death and loss of property). 38 46 Southeast Asia (17 studies) In studies with an unexposed group, mental disorders were significantly greater among those exposed vs unexposed to the climate change or climate-related disaster event.…”

Section: Southeast Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Sharpe

Davison

2021

BMJ Open

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IntroductionClimate change and climate-related disasters adversely affect mental health. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and climate-related disasters and often lack adequate mental healthcare infrastructure. We used the scoping review methodology to determine how exposure to climate change and climate-related disasters influences the presence of mental disorders among those living in LMICs. We also aimed to recognise existing gaps in this area of literature.MethodsThis review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. To identify relevant studies, we searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, APA PsycInfo and Sociological Abstracts) from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2019. We also searched the grey literature. Included studies had an adult-focused LMIC population, a climate change or climate-related disaster exposure and a mental disorder outcome. Relevant study information was extracted and synthesised.ResultsFifty-eight studies were identified, most of which (n=48) employed a cross-sectional design. The most commonly studied exposure–outcome combinations were flood-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (n=28), flood-related depression (n=15) and storm-related PTSD (n=13). The majority of studies identified a positive exposure–outcome association. However, few studies included a baseline or comparator (ie, unexposed) group, thereby limiting our understanding of the magnitude or nature of this association. There was also great heterogeneity in this literature, making studies difficult to pool or compare. Several research gaps were identified including the lack of longitudinal studies and non-uniformity of geographic coverage.ConclusionTo our knowledge, this was the first scoping review to investigate the relationship between climate change and climate-related disaster exposures and mental disorder outcomes in LMICs. Our findings support the need for further research, but also highlight that mental health should be a priority within LMIC climate change policy considerations.

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“…Postdisaster survival: lack of access to basic needs, 35 self-perception of being seriously affected. 35 …”

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Sharpe

Davison

2021

BMJ Open

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“…floods bring mourning, displacement, and psychosocial stress due to loss of lives and belongings, as a direct outcome of the disaster or of its consequences. All these are risk factors for PTSD, depression, and anxiety (69). With specific reference to flood victims, 20% had been diagnosed with depression, 28.3% with anxiety and 36% with PTSD (70).…”

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

Cianconi¹,

Betrò²,

2020

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Background: Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time. The consequences of climate change on exposed biological subjects, as well as on vulnerable societies, are a concern for the entire scientific community. Rising temperatures, heat waves, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, fires, loss of forest, and glaciers, along with disappearance of rivers and desertification, can directly and indirectly cause human pathologies that are physical and mental. However, there is a clear lack in psychiatric studies on mental disorders linked to climate change. Methods: Literature available on PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library until end of June 2019 were reviewed. The total number of articles and association reports was 445. From these, 163 were selected. We looked for the association between classical psychiatric disorders such as anxiety schizophrenia, mood disorder and depression, suicide, aggressive behaviors, despair for the loss of usual landscape, and phenomena related to climate change and extreme weather. Review of literature was then divided into specific areas: the course of change in mental health, temperature, water, air pollution, drought, as well as the exposure of certain groups and critical psychological adaptations. Results: Climate change has an impact on a large part of the population, in different geographical areas and with different types of threats to public health. However, the delay in studies on climate change and mental health consequences is an important aspect. Lack of literature is perhaps due to the complexity and novelty of this issue. It has been shown that climate change acts on mental health with different timing. The phenomenology of the effects of climate change differs greatly-some mental disorders are common and others more specific in relation to atypical climatic conditions. Moreover, climate change also affects different population groups who are directly exposed and more vulnerable in their geographical conditions, as well as a lack of access to resources, information, and protection. Perhaps it is also worth underlining that in some papers the connection between climatic events and mental disorders was described through the introduction of new terms, coined only recently: ecoanxiety, ecoguilt, ecopsychology, ecological grief, solastalgia, biospheric concern, etc. Conclusions: The effects of climate change can be direct or indirect, short-term or longterm. Acute events can act through mechanisms similar to that of traumatic stress, leading

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Change in emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD from pre- to post-flood exposure in women residing in low-income settings in South Africa

Nöthling,

Gibbs,

Washington

et al. 2023

Arch Womens Ment Health

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Floods are increasing in frequency and may increase the risk for experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of damage, loss, injury and death resulting from floods that occurred in and around the city of Durban, South Africa, in April 2022, and associated changes in mental health pre- to post-floods in a low-income setting. Seventy-three women between the ages of 18 and 45, residing in flood affected, low-income settings, were interviewed prior to the floods occurring. Mental health measures were repeated with 69 of the 73 women during the post-flood interview along with a questionnaire measuring flood-related exposures. Loss of infrastructure (lacked access to drinking water, electricity, fresh food, could not travel to work, had to stay in a shelter and could not get hold of friends or family) was a predictor of post-flood change in levels of emotional distress and anxiety. Higher levels of prior trauma exposure were associated with higher post-flood levels of emotional distress. Higher pre-flood food insecurity was also associated with higher post-flood anxiety. Women affected by poverty, food insecurity and a history of trauma are vulnerable to the additive adverse mental health effects of floods. Proactive approaches to diminishing the impact of floods on the livelihood of women is needed and post-flood relieve efforts may be more affective if they are enhanced by providing mental health support.

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Psychiatric morbidity in December 2015 flood-affected population in Tamil Nadu, India

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

Change in emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD from pre- to post-flood exposure in women residing in low-income settings in South Africa

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