ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2023
The Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health.
Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.
- Climate justice, mobility justice, and health inequities among racialized communities in Canada: a scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- The global burden of climate-sensitive health impacts: a systematic review of mortality, morbidity, and economic costs.The Pan African medical journal · 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
- Effects of volcanic eruptions on the mental health of exposed populations: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- One Health - One Planet - One Mind: integrating eco-anxiety into the One Health paradigm.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- [Environment and health-prerequisites for safety and resilience. Position paper of the Environmental Public Health Commission].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Risk Perceptions of Air Pollution and Climate Anxiety in Residents of High Andean Urban Hillsides: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Understanding the Link between Environmental Identity, Eco-anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Well-being.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Z-topia: Gen Z perspectives on mental health in a changing climate.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Heat- and Cold-Associated Mortality in Germany, 2000-2023.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2026Observational
- Impact of climate on mental health among university students: a population-based study across 43 cities in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Environmental sustainability in medical school curriculum: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Associations Between Acute Heat Exposure and Hospitalization for Takotsubo Syndrome in the State of California, 2006 to 2019.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Self-treatment of psychiatric conditions using ketamine: Patterns, characteristics, and retrospective insights.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- How does climate change impact health in the African primary care context?African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Climate Change and Sarcopenia: Mechanisms, Vulnerabilities, and Public Health Implications.Calcified tissue international · 2026Review
- Drought exposure and severe mental distress among adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho: the moderating role of food insecurity.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Factors associated with climate change worry in older adults: a multidimensional health perspective.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- [Association between temperature, duration of sunshine and suicidal mortality in Germany (2015-2023)].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Article
- Mapping the Ecological Landscape: A Systematized Review of Climate- and Nature-Related Content in Couple and Family Therapy Literature From 2009 to 2025.Family process · 2026Review
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundAll over the world, climate change is exerting negative and complex effects on human living conditions and health. In this narrative review, we summarize the current global evidence regarding the effects of climate change on mental health.
methodsA systematic literature search concerning the direct effects of acute extreme weather events (floods, storms, fires) and chronic stresses (heat, drought) due to climate change, as well as the indirect effects of climate change (food insecurity, migration), on the diagnoses of mental disorders, psychological distress, and psychiatric emergency admissions was carried out in PubMed and PsychInfo, and supplemented by expert selection. 1017 studies were identified, and 128 were included.
resultsThe heterogeneity of study methods does not permit any overall estimate of effect strength. The available evidence shows that traumatic experiences due to extreme weather events increase the risk of affective and anxiety disorders, especially the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder. Heat significantly increases the morbidity and mortality attributable to mental illness, as well as the frequency of psychiatric emergencies. Persistent stressors such as drought, food insecurity, and migration owing to climate change can also be major risk factors for mental illness.
conclusionThe consequences of climate change are stress factors for mental health. Therefore, as global warming progresses, an increasing incidence and prevalence of mental illness is to be expected. Vulnerable groups, such as the (already) mentally ill, children, and adolescents, need to be protected. At the same time, there is a need for further systematic research on the mechanisms of action and effects of climate change on mental function.
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