ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Investigating the Health Impacts of Climate Change among People with Pre-Existing Mental Health Problems: A Scoping Review.
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- The psychosocial impact of climate change: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of climate change on mental health in vulnerable groups: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Linking climate change, global mental health and structural interventions: opportunities for research and action.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Short-term effects and attributable burden of extreme heat and cold on dementia mortality: a case-time-series study in Hebei Province, China (2014-2022).BMC public health · 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
- Public health consequences of global climate change. A narrative review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Climate Change Anxiety in Adults with Schizophrenia: a Descriptive Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- The Impact of Seasonality on Mental Health Disorders: A Narrative Review and Extension of the Immunoseasonal Theory.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Mental health amid climate crisis: A narrative review.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- 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 and Aging: Implications for Psychiatric Care.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Health-Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research.GeoHealth · 2024Article
- Impact of climate change on women mental health in rural hinterland of Pakistan.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Climate's silent impact: reframing primary care in the era of environmental distress.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- The Double Burden: Climate Change Challenges for Health Systems.Environmental health insights · 2024Review
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Abstract
Climate change is the greatest threat to global public health, although the impacts on mental health are relatively understudied. Furthermore, there is a lack of consensus about the effects of climate change on individuals with pre-existing mental health problems. This review aimed to identify the health impacts of climate change on people with pre-existing mental health problems. The search was conducted across three databases; studies were included if they involved participants who had mental health problem(s) before a climate-driven event and reported on health outcomes post-event. A total of thirty-one studies met the full inclusion criteria. The study characteristics included 6 climate-driven events: heat events, floods, wildfires, wildfire and flood, hurricanes, and droughts, and 16 categories of pre-existing mental health problems, with depression, and non-specified mental health problems being the most common. The majority of the studies (90%, n = 28) suggest an association between the presence of pre-existing mental health problems and the likelihood of adverse health impacts (e.g., increased mortality risk, new symptom presentation, and an exacerbation of symptoms). To mitigate the exacerbation of health inequalities, people with pre-existing mental health problems should be included in adaption guidance and/or plans that mitigate the health impacts of climate change, future policy, reports, and frameworks.
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