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Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing.char = <;code = 60BACKGROUND : This article aims to provide an introduction to emerging evidence and debate about the relationship between climate change and mental health.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION : The authors argue that:i) the direct impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events will have significant mental health implications;ii) climate change is already impacting on the social, economic and environmental determinants of mental health with the most severe consequences being felt by disadvantaged communities and populations; iii) understanding the full extent of the long term social and environmental challenges posed by climate change has the potential to create emotional distress and anxiety; and iv) understanding the psycho-social implications of climate change is also an important starting point for informed action to prevent dangerous climate change at individual, community and societal levels.
Publication: Int J Ment Health Syst 2008 ;2(1)::13. :doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-13.
Publication Date: 2008
Study Author(s): Fritze, Jessica G;Blashki, Grant A;Burke, Susie;Wiseman, John;
Institution: McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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