Climate change is impacting mental health in North America: A systematic scoping review of the hazards, exposures, vulnerabilities, risks and responses.
Int Rev Psychiatry
; 34(1): 34-50, 2022 02.
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| ID: mdl-35584021
As climate change progresses, it is crucial that researchers and policymakers understand the ways in which climate-mental health risks arise through interactions between climate hazards, human exposure and social vulnerabilities across time and location. This scoping review systematically examined the nature, range and extent of published research in North America that investigates climate-mental health interactions. Five electronic databases were searched and two independent reviewers applied pre-determined criteria to assess the eligibility of articles identified in the search. Eighty-nine articles were determined to be relevant and underwent data extraction and analysis. The published literature reported on numerous exposure pathways through which acute and chronic climate hazards interacted with social vulnerabilities to increase mental health risks, including wellbeing, trauma, anxiety, depression, suicide and substance use. This review also highlights important gaps within the North American climate-mental health evidence base, including minimal research conducted in Mexico, as well as a lack of studies investigating climate-mental health adaptation strategies and projected future mental health risks. Further research should support effective preparation for and adaptation to the current and future mental health impacts of climate change. Such strategies could reduce health risks and the long-term mental health impacts that individuals and communities experience in a changing climate.
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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cambio Climático
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Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Rev Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido