Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing.

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Fritze, JG; Blashki, GA; Burke, S; Wiseman, JDate
2008-09-17Source Title
International Journal of Mental Health SystemsPublisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAffiliation
Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthArchitecture, Building and Planning
Resource Management and Geography
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Fritze, J. G., Blashki, G. A., Burke, S. & Wiseman, J. (2008). Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing.. Int J Ment Health Syst, 2 (1), pp.13-. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-2-13.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2556310Abstract
BACKGROUND: 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.
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