Introduction The psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events are contributing to the
burden of mental illness, exacerbated by pre-existing vulnerabilities. Despite an emerging …

Background Due to climate change, extreme weather events have an incremental impact on
human health. Injuries and mental health disorders are a particular burden of disease, which …

Extreme weather events in South and Southeast Asia exert profound psychosocial impacts,
amplifying the prevalence of mental illness. Despite their substantial consequences, there is …

Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity as a consequence of
climate change and pose a significant threat to population mental health. This is the case …

Introduction Over the past 10–15 years there has been increasing attention to the potential
impact of extreme weather events (EWE) on children's mental health. Because sub-Saharan …

Introduction Climate change and climate-related disasters adversely affect mental health.
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) as being the most vulnerable region to climate change impacts. A major …

This chapter will review the current literature on the effects of climate change–induced
extreme weather-related events such as natural disasters on psychosocial well-being and …

Climate change is an emerging challenge to the mental health of entire humanity. Several
studies, in recent times, have brought to light the adverse public mental health outcomes of …

Signs of climate breakdown are evident across the globe. From wildfires in the US and
Europe to heatwaves in India and Pakistan and heavy rainfall in the UK, recordbreaking …