SynthesisBMC psychiatry2024
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.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship of eco-emotions on the mental health and wellbeing of young adults.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
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- The psychosocial impact of climate change: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- One Health - One Planet - One Mind: integrating eco-anxiety into the One Health paradigm.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Heat, menstruation, and mental health in adolescence and young adulthood: Understudied in climate-health research.Dialogues in health · 2026Review
- Climate anxiety: defining and responding to an emerging mental health challenge.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Societal worries and mental disorders in the general population: insights from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS).BMC public health · 2026Article
- From Inner Healing to Outer Harmony: Spiritually Oriented Counselling as a Pathway to Sustainable Well-Being in the Indian Context.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Climate Change Worry and Flourishing Among Chinese University Students: The Roles of Anxiety-Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The causality problem in climate anxiety research.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- High heat exposure and climate anxiety among rural women in Tamil Nadu: health and social impacts.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Efficacy of an e-Learning Module on Endocrine Disruptors for Family Medicine Residents: Matched Before-And-After Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Impacts of climate change on mental health and its underlying mechanisms: an umberella review.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
- Evaluating measurement invariance and diagnostic accuracy of climate anxiety scales in aging populations: a multi-instrument approach.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Mental health after compounding natural hazard exposure in New South Wales from 2019 to 2023: a cross-sectional study in Australian youth.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Climate crisis and mental health: a scoping review eco-anxiety in latinamerican adults].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 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
- 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
- The Relationship Between Climate Change Worry and Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Turkish Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe adverse impacts of climate change on mental health is a burgeoning area, although findings are inconsistent. The emerging concept of eco-anxiety represents distress in relation to climate change and may be related to mental health. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between eco-anxiety with validated mental health outcomes, specifically psychological distress and symptoms of major affective disorders.
designSystematic review.
methodsEBSCO, ProQuest, and Web of Science databases were searched to February 2024 for studies of adult samples quantifying eco-anxiety (exposure, i.e. fear, worry or anxiety in relation to climate change) and symptoms of psychological distress and major affective disorders (outcomes), as assessed by validated measures.
resultsFull text review of 83 studies was performed, and k = 35 studies were included in the review (N = 45 667, 61% female, M
conclusionsFindings underscore that eco-anxiety is related to psychological burden. Greater consideration of eco-anxiety in assessment and treatment is needed in clinical practice and further policy development is warranted at the intersection of climate and health to address the mental health challenges posed by climate change.
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