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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2018

The Psychological Effects of Climate Change on Children.

Susie E L Burke, Ann V Sanson, Judith Van Hoorn

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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88citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 346 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Climate change and youth development: A view of an emerging field.International journal of behavioral development · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Susie E L BurkeAustralian Psychological Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. S.Burke@psychology.org.au.
Ann V SansonUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Judith Van HoornUniversity of the Pacific, Stockton, El Cerrito, CA, USA.
Australian Psychological Society · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUUniversity of the Pacific · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe review recent evidence on the psychological effects of climate change on children, covering both direct and indirect impacts, and discuss children's psychological adaptation to climate change. RECENT

findingsBoth the direct and flow-on effects of climate change place children at risk of mental health consequences including PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias, sleep disorders, attachment disorders, and substance abuse. These in turn can lead to problems with emotion regulation, cognition, learning, behavior, language development, and academic performance. Together, these create predispositions to adverse adult mental health outcomes. Children also exhibit high levels of concern over climate change. Meaning-focused coping promotes well-being and environmental engagement. Both direct and indirect climate change impacts affect children's psychological well-being. Children in the developing world will suffer the worst impacts. Mental health professionals have important roles in helping mitigate climate change, and researching and implementing approaches to helping children cope with its impacts.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalGlobal WarmingAnxietyChildDepressionEmotionsHumansMental HealthStress, PsychologicalAdolescentsChildrenClimate changeCopingEnvironmental engagementMental healthPsychological effects

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PMID29637319
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