Abstract
The effects of climate change can be direct or indirect, short-term or long-term. Acute events can act through mechanisms similar to that of traumatic stress, leading to well-understood psychopathological patterns. In addition, the consequences of exposure to extreme or prolonged weather-related events can also be delayed, encompassing disorders such as posttraumatic stress, or even transmitted to later generations.
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Climate changeMental healthAnxietyPopulationMoodEffects of global warmingPsychiatryPsychologyGeographyGlobal warmingMedicineEnvironmental healthEcology
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- 11
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- 74-74
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Paolo Cianconi,
Sophia Betrò,
Luigi Janiri
(2020).
The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
, 11
, 74-74.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00074
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- 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00074