SynthesisTranscultural psychiatry2022
Climate change and Indigenous mental health in the Circumpolar North: A systematic review to inform clinical practice.
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- Climate change health impacts on children in Canada: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Pooled it
- The psychosocial impact of climate change: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Climate Change and Mental Health Nexus in National Climate Policy-Gaps and Challenges.Annals of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Impacts of climate change on mental health and its underlying mechanisms: an umberella review.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Eco-Emotions, Mental Ill-Health Symptoms and Climate Action Among Australian Adolescents: The Protective Role of Connectedness to Nature.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- Climate change anxiety among young women living in the urban slums of Kampala, Uganda: findings from the baseline assessment of the TOPOWA cohort study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- The intersection of social and Indigenous determinants of health for health system strengthening: a scoping review.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Climate Change on the Mental Health of Populations at Disproportionate Risk of Health Impacts and Inequities: A Rapid Scoping Review of Reviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Climate change, biodiversity loss, and Indigenous Peoples' health and wellbeing: A systematic umbrella review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Measuring Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Health in the Background of Multiple Disadvantages: A Scoping Review for Equitable Public Health Policy Formulation.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Article
- The 2022 South America report of TheLancet regional health. Americas · 2023Review
- Climate change and mental health of Indigenous peoples living in their territory: a concept mapping study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- University indigenous students' perspectives on climate change and survival of indigenous peoples in Brazil: a concept mapping study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Projected decrease in trail access in the Arctic.Communications earth & environment · 2023Article
- Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Among Vulnerable Populations Globally: An Integrative Review.Annals of global health · 2023Review
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and mental illness: Mechanisms linking mood, metabolism and medicines.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
Climate change is disproportionally impacting the Circumpolar North, with particular impacts among Indigenous populations. Environmental changes are felt in many aspects of daily life of Northern communities, including both physical and mental health. Thus, health institutions from around the Arctic must meet emerging needs, while the phenomenon remains marginal to their southern counterparts. In this systematic review, we aimed to review current scientific knowledge on the mental health impacts of climate change in Indigenous Peoples across the Circumpolar North. Seven databases were searched. Original peer-reviewed research articles were included if they addressed links between climate change and mental health in Arctic or Subarctic Indigenous Populations. After extraction, data were synthesized using thematic analysis. Of the 26 articles that met inclusion criteria, 16 focused on Canadian Inuit communities and 21 were exclusively qualitative. Being on the land was identified as a central determinant of wellbeing. Immediate impacts of climate change on mental health were felt through restricted mobility and disrupted livelihoods. Effects on mental health were further felt through changes in culture and identity, food insecurity, interpersonal stress and conflicts, and housing problems. Various ways in how communities and individuals are coping with these effects were reported. Understanding climate-related pathways of mental health risks in the Arctic is crucial to better identify vulnerable groups and to foster resilience. Clinicians can play a role in recognizing and providing support for patients affected by these disruptions. Policies sensitive to the climate-mental health relationship must be advocated for.
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