ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2021
The Effects of Climate Change on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Clinical Considerations.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Updates on digital mental health interventions for children and young people: systematic overview of reviews.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Climate Change on Adolescents' Health Outcomes: An Evidence Gap Map Review.Journal of adolescence · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of a digital mental health program for university students: A randomized controlled trial comparing online and hybrid delivery.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Meeting the challenges to adolescent well-being: context, returns on investment, and financing.Health policy and planning · 2026Article
- Z-topia: Gen Z perspectives on mental health in a changing climate.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Climate Change on Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Adolescent Worries About Societal Challenges: Changing Associations With Internalizing Symptoms, 1977-2021.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- The influence of climate change on children attending primary care in Isiolo County, Northern Kenya.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Salutogenesis for health promotion: tensions and future directions for physical activity/active living research.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Conceptualizing Young People's Experiences of Climate Change Awareness: A Narrative Review.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- Development and Validation of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale-Short Form.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- A review of early childhood psychosocial interventions following extreme weather events in low- and middle-income countries.Perspectives in public health · 2025Review
- Child-focused climate change and health content in medical schools and pediatric residencies.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Harnessing Youths' Need to Contribute to Societal Challenges: A Naturalistic Experiment.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Psychological impacts of climate change on US youth.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Exploring emerging psychopathological characteristics and challenges of novel depression subtypes: insights from the literature.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Measuring Eco-Anxiety with the Polish Version of the 13-Item Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS-13): Latent Structure, Correlates, and Psychometric Performance.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Adolescents' impairment due to climate anxiety is associated with self-efficacy and behavioral engagement: a cross-sectional analysis in Quebec (Canada).BMC public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors contributing to mental health challenges among school-going adolescents: a case of a climate-vulnerable Manafwa Watershed in Uganda.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewWe review recent literature on the effects of climate change on child and adolescent mental health and discuss treatment and engagement by clinicians. RECENT
findingsClimate change affects child and adolescent mental health in many intersecting ways, including as a social and ecological determinant of health, a threat amplifier, and a source of trauma and distress. Single extreme weather events contribute to significant negative mental health consequences; however, subacute and chronic climate events also have mental health sequelae. Furthermore, awareness of the climate crisis is associated with emotional distress. Young people with pre-existing mental illness and lacking social support may be at elevated risk for climate change-related mental health effects. Climate activism is associated with resilience and positive development, but may also be a source of increased stress, particularly for marginalized youths. Climate change can affect the mental health of children and adolescents in complex and diverse ways. Sources of coping and resilience also vary greatly between individuals. Mental health clinicians must respond to this existential crisis by addressing research gaps in this area, obtaining relevant clinical training, educating their communities, and joining and supporting young people in their advocacy efforts.
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