The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: a narrative review of current evidence, and its implications

EL Lawrance, R Thompson… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human
mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to …

Racial disparities in climate change-related health effects in the United States

AG Berberian, DJX Gonzalez, LJ Cushing - Current Environmental Health …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Climate change is causing warming over most parts of the USA
and more extreme weather events. The health impacts of these changes are not …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather impacts of climate change: an attribution perspective

B Clarke, F Otto, R Stuart-Smith… - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …

Global climate change and mental health

LA Palinkas, M Wong - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Poor mental health is associated with three different forms of climate-related
events.•Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress are the most common …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: current evidence and implications for policy and practice

E Lawrance, R Thompson, G Fontana… - Grantham Institute …, 2021 - psychotraumanet.org
Executive summary Climate change and mental health are two of the most significant and
pressing challenges facing societies across the world. Yet, growing awareness of these …

The 2020 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change

W Cai, C Zhang, HP Suen, S Ai, Y Bai, J Bao… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Left unmitigated, climate change poses a catastrophic risk to human
health, requiring an urgent and concerted response from every country. As the home to one …

[HTML][HTML] Rhesus macaques build new social connections after a natural disaster

C Testard, SM Larson, MM Watowich, CH Kaplinsky… - Current biology, 2021 - cell.com
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters such
as hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and droughts. Understanding resilience and vulnerability to …

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21): construct validity problem in Hispanics

JA González-Rivera, OM Pagán-Torres… - European Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The main purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of the Depression,
Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in order to determine whether it is able to adequately …

Mitigating the twin threats of climate-driven Atlantic hurricanes and COVID-19 transmission

JM Shultz, JP Kossin, A Hertelendy, F Burkle… - Disaster medicine and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The co-occurrence of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the ongoing coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic creates complex dilemmas for protecting populations …

Assessing the emergency response role of community-based organizations (CBOs) serving people with disabilities and older adults in Puerto Rico post-hurricane …

A Engelman, MT Guzzardo, M Antolin Muñiz… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Puerto Rico, a host of factors makes the role of community-based organizations (CBOs)
critically important in emergency preparedness and response (EPR) and disability-inclusive …