ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
A Scoping Review of Interventions for the Treatment of Eco-Anxiety.
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- Nature-Based and Community-Level Responses to Climate Distress in Young People: A Systematic Review.Journal of adolescence · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between climate change and mental health: a systematic review of the association between eco-anxiety, psychological distress, and symptoms of major affective disorders.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Pro-environmental behavior, personality and emotional intelligence in adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Scoping review: climate change-related anxiety and worry in children, adolescents, and young adults.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Climate anxiety among nursing students: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Exploring the links: environmental identity, nature connectedness, eco-anxiety and psychological well-being after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- [Climate crisis and mental health: a scoping review eco-anxiety in latinamerican adults].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026Article
- Association between climate change awareness-related psychological distress and mental health in people with psychiatric diagnoses or subclinical symptoms: a scoping review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- Climate anxiety, pro-environmental behavior, and perceived barriers in university students: analysis of a publicly available dataset from the United States.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Socio-ecological factors associated with eco-anxiety following the 2023 wildfires among Northern and Indigenous youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Cross-sectional findings.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Climate Change and Youth: Fast-Tracking Mental Health Solutions.Journal of applied youth studies · 2026Article
- Climate Change Anxiety in Adults with Schizophrenia: a Descriptive Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- The effect of eco-anxiety on pro-environmental behaviors and mental well-being: a parallel mediation model.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring support systems for young people with climate anxiety: Suggestions from Brazil.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Maintaining Resilience and Well-Being in the Era of Climate Change: Protocol of an Acceptability and Feasibility Pilot of the Bee Well Program for Treating Eco-Anxiety in Rural Children Exposed to Natural Hazards.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Competency-Based Climate Change and Mental Health Education: An Emerging Paradigm.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Towards a unified conceptual framework of eco-anxiety: mapping eco-anxiety through a scoping review.Cogent mental health · 2025Review
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Abstract
As climate change worsens and public awareness of its grave impact increases, individuals are increasingly experiencing distressing mental health symptoms which are often grouped under the umbrella term of eco-anxiety. Clear guidance is needed to enable mental health professionals to make informed choices of appropriate interventions and approaches in their eco-anxiety treatment plans. A scoping review was conducted to examine the current understanding of eco-anxiety and related intervention options and recommendations. The review included 34 records, 13 of which reflected specific psychological approaches. A thematic analysis of the content of the selected records yielded five major themes across interventions for individual and group treatment of eco-anxiety: practitioners' inner work and education, fostering clients' inner resilience, encouraging clients to take action, helping clients find social connection and emotional support by joining groups, and connecting clients with nature. Recommendations for treatment plans are to focus on holistic, multi-pronged, and grief-informed approaches that include eco-anxiety focused group work.
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