Threats to Mental Health and Well-Being Associated with Climate Change

Hrabok, Marianne; Delorme, Aaron; Agyapong, Vincent Israel Opoku

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102295

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“…Our literature search identified one review specific to the impact of wildfire smoke exposure, which included a number of health outcomes including mental health [ 81 ]. In addition, there are several reviews that discussed the impact of wildfires on mental health within the broader context of natural disasters or climate change [ 12 , 25 , 82 ].…”

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“…A post-natural disaster acute stress reaction is common and expected, but the rate at which an individual’s acute stress reaction may persist and develop into psychopathology is a common research objective [ 12 ]. Researchers have attempted to quantify the rates and severity of PTSD at various times post-wildfire in children, adolescents, and adults.…”

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The Impact of Wildfires on Mental Health: A Scoping Review

Eboreime

Agyapong

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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One of the many consequences of climate change is an increase in the frequency, severity, and, thus, impact of wildfires across the globe. The destruction and loss of one’s home, belongings, and surrounding community, and the threat to personal safety and the safety of loved ones can have significant consequences on survivors’ mental health, which persist for years after. The objective of this scoping review was to identify primary studies examining the impact of wildfires on mental health and to summarize findings for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance use. Literature searches on Pubmed and Embase were conducted in February and April of 2021, respectively, with no date restrictions. A total of 254 studies were found in the two database searches, with 60 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Three other studies were identified and included based on relevant in-text citations during data abstraction. The results show an increased rate of PTSD, depression, and generalized anxiety at several times of follow-up post-wildfire, from the subacute phase, to years after. An increased rate of mental health disorders post-wildfire has been found in both the adult and pediatric population, with a number of associated risk factors, the most significant being characteristics of the wildfire trauma itself. Several new terms have arisen in the literature secondary to an increased awareness and understanding of the impact of natural disasters on mental health, including ecological grief, solastalgia, and eco-anxiety. There are a number of patient factors and systemic changes that have been identified post-wildfire that can contribute to resilience and recovery.

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The Impact of Wildfires on Mental Health: A Scoping Review

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Agyapong

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Pre-existing mental health symptomatology, namely anxiety, is a risk factor for adverse outcomes of natural and human-made disasters 27 . Therefore, based on previous knowledge on PNES and other functional disorders, it is not surprising that patients with higher levels of anxiety and depression, consequently stress, represent a more vulnerable group to a severe stress factor.…”

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The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

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Baroni

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“…People and communities around the world are increasingly witnessing dramatic and chronic environmental degradation and are experiencing a number of related responses and impacts [16]. It is well known that the effects of climate change threaten human health [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32], and also increase existing inequalities, making the most marginalized people more vulnerable to the health consequences of a changing climate [33].For example, Patz et al [17] indicates that many common human diseases are associated with climate fluctuations, from cardiovascular mortality and respiratory disease caused by heat waves to increase transmission of infectious diseases and malnutrition due to crop failure. Onozuka et al [23] by analyzing future prognosis of excessive sudden cardiac arrest in an out-of-hospital environment related to climate change, showed a relationship between global climate change and mortality.…”

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“…Garcia and Sheehan [28] prove in turn that extreme weather events cause a significant burden of mortality and morbidity among children. Hrabok et al [18] and Hayes et al [34] prove that the effects of climate change affect mental health, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide and anxiety. Bai et al [22] proves that short-term exposure to high level of ambient particulate matters has been linked with increased hospital admissions for schizophrenia.…”

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Towards Understanding Interactions between Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Climate-Well-Being Linkages. Experiences of EU Countries

Sompolska-Rzechuła

Kurdyś-Kujawska

2021

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The 2030 Agenda with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a challenge for all countries in the world. Their implementation may turn out to be a compromise or the creation of effective interactions that dynamize sustainable development. To achieve the SDGs, it is essential to understand how they interact with each other. It seems that in the times of the climate and health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for the environment and ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being at all ages is the basis for environmental, economic and social sustainable development. The aim of the study is to compare the degree of implementation of the goals of sustainable development in the scope of goal 13 “Climate action” and goal 3 “Good health and well-being” in the EU countries. In addition, we analyze how trade-offs and synergies between these goals have developed. Data from the Eurostat database were used to achieve the goal. The study used the method of multivariate comparative analysis—linear ordering of objects. The technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method was used to measure the studied phenomenon. The results indicate a different degree of implementation of the sustainable development goals related to climate change and the improvement of health and social well-being. Only a few countries have synergy in achieving these goals, most of them compromise, manifesting themselves in improving one goal over another. In the group of analyzed EU countries, a simultaneous deterioration in the effectiveness of achieving both objectives were also noted. Our research also shows that energy policy is an important attribute in improving the achievement of these goals. The conducted analysis fills the gap in the research on the implementation of selected sustainable development goals and their interactions. It contributes to the discussion on increasing the links between them, in particular with regard to emerging compromises. This research can provide a basis for re-prioritizing and intensifying the actions where individual EU countries are lagging most behind.

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Threats to Mental Health and Well-Being Associated with Climate Change

Cited by 101 publications

References 70 publications

The Impact of Wildfires on Mental Health: A Scoping Review

The Impact of Wildfires on Mental Health: A Scoping Review

The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

Towards Understanding Interactions between Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Climate-Well-Being Linkages. Experiences of EU Countries

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