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 …

The process of eco-anxiety and ecological grief: A narrative review and a new proposal

P Pihkala - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the ecological crisis grows more intense, people experience many forms of eco-anxiety
and ecological grief. This article explores the broad process of encountering eco-anxiety …

Toward a taxonomy of climate emotions

P Pihkala - Frontiers in climate, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing evidence that emotions shape people's reactions to the climate crisis in
profound but complex ways. Climate emotions are related to resilience, climate action, and …

Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an …

EL Lawrance, N Jennings, V Kioupi… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are both significant and pressing
global challenges, posing threats to public health and wellbeing. Young people are …

The impact of wildfires on mental health: a scoping review

P To, E Eboreime, VIO Agyapong - Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Global priorities for climate change and mental health research

F Charlson, S Ali, J Augustinavicius… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Compared with other health areas, the mental health impacts of climate change
have received less research attention. The literature on climate change and mental health is …

Ecological sorrow: Types of grief and loss in ecological grief

P Pihkala - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ecological changes evoke many felt losses and types of grief. These affect sustainability
efforts in profound ways. Scholarship on the topic is growing, but the relationship between …

[PDF][PDF] Eco-emotions and Psychoterratic syndromes: reshaping mental health assessment under climate change

P Cianconi, B Hanife, F Grillo… - The Yale journal of …, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Our planet has been affected many times by climate change, which has significantly
impacted humanity from its origin and played an important role in the evolution of our …

[HTML][HTML] Pipelines and power: Psychological distress, political alienation, and the breakdown of environmental justice in government agencies' public participation …

SE Bell, M Hughes, G Tuttle, R Chisholm… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental health research has demonstrated that living near industrial activity is
associated with increased stress, depressive symptoms, and feelings of powerlessness …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding climate change adaptation in Ghana: The role of climate change anxiety, experience, and knowledge

M Abunyewah, MO Erdiaw-Kwasie… - … Science & Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on
climate adaptation using survey data from 874 farmers in the Western North Region of …