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ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2024

The effects of climate change on mental health and psychological well-being: Impacts and priority actions.

Shazia Soomro, Dianen Zhou, Iftikhar Ahmed Charan

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Article in Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Shazia SoomroDepartment of Sociology, School of Sociology and Political Science of Anhui University, No: 111 Jiulong Road, Jingkai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230601, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1295-1916
Dianen ZhouDepartment of Sociology, School of Sociology and Political Science of Anhui University, No: 111 Jiulong Road, Jingkai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230601, P.R. China.
Iftikhar Ahmed CharanDepartment of Anthropology, School of Sociology and Political Science of Anhui University, No: 111 Jiulong Road, Jingkai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230601, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate anxiety has a negative impact on the mental health and psychological well-being of the vulnerable population. The goal is to assess many factors that affect mental health and psychological well-being, as well as how climate change affects mental health in Pakistan's vulnerable population. This study provides evidence-based insights into the long- and medium-term impacts of extreme weather events on mental health. To obtain information on these variables, this research uses a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional survey design with a multivariate regression model for empirical tests on a sample of parents and children with an impact on mental health from climate change anxiety. Results indicate that individuals who experience shock climate change anxiety and its effects on mental health and psychological well-being. Climate change can have detrimental effects on children's mental health. (1) Children's Stress Index (CSI): (2) climate change anxiety (CCA), (3) generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and (4) major depression disorder (MDD), as reported by the children with mental health outcomes. The findings of this study show that climate change has a stressful effect on mental health. The article concludes with a discussion on strategies to address the anticipated mental health issues among children due to climate change.

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childrenclimate change anxietydistressmental healthPakistan

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PMCPMC11704568

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