ArticleJournal of health monitoring2023
Scoping review of climate change and mental health in Germany - Direct and indirect impacts, vulnerable groups, resilience factors.
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- Heat, health and inequalities in the WHO European region - a scoping review with an intersectional lens.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Digital Training for Mental Health Promotion in Young People With Climate Change-Related Distress: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Climate Change and Prevention - Review of Prevention Indicators of the German Federal States in Relation to 'Climate Change and Health'.Journal of health monitoring · 2025Article
- Longitudinal patterns of mental well-being over four years in a german general population sample: a growth mixture modeling approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Climate change and health equity: A public health perspective on climate justice.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- Climate change and public health in Germany - A synthesis of options for action from the German status report on climate change and health 2023.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- Communicating climate change and health to specific target groups.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- Health impacts of extreme weather events - Cascading risks in a changing climate.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- Climate change and public health in Germany - An introduction to the German status report on climate change and health 2023.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a climate change version of the man-made disaster-related distress scale (CC-MMDS).The journal of climate change and healthArticle
- Correlates of climate change distress: The difference to general distress.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Background: Climate change is a major threat to human health and has direct and indirect impacts on the human psyche. Methods: To assess the state of knowledge on the impact of climate change on mental health in Germany, a scoping review was conducted for the focus topics extreme weather events, temperature increase, intra-psychological processing, sociological aspects, and resilience factors. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria of the searches in the databases Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, PubPsych, PubMed, and PsychInfo. The majority of the studies looked at correlative relationships in a cross-sectional design. Results: There are indications of an accumulation of psychiatric disorders after extreme weather events; in addition, the risk of suicide increases with higher temperatures and it appears there is an increase in aggressive behaviour. The majority of people surveyed in Germany report concerns about the consequences of climate change, although these currently rarely lead to clinically significant impairments in mental health. Conclusions: Overall, the evidence for Germany must be classified as insufficient. In addition to the absolute priority of climate protection (mitigation) by reducing emissions, there is a particular need for additional research with a focus on vulnerable groups and possibilities for prevention and adaptation.
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