Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Perspectives for the ED Clinician
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Various health professionals have already outlined ways to address mental health problems related to climate change within clinical practice and broader policy.
“Various health professionals, including nurses [108], emergency department clinicians [109,110], clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists [111,112], have already outlined ways to address mental health problems related to climate change within clinical practice and broader policy, highlighting the strong willingness to act in the medical community.”
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- Nicholas, P. K., Breakey, S., White, B. P., Brown, M. J., Fanuele, J., Starodub, R., & Ros, A. V.
- Affiliations
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nicholas, Patrice K.
- Venue
- Journal of Emergency Nursing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 590-599
- ISSN
- 0099-1767 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7435280
- OpenAlex
- W3074363384
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Emergency Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- climate change, mental health, emergency nursing, psychological trauma, vulnerable populations, health professions education, emergency department, advanced practice providers
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Humans, Emergency Nursing, Nurse's Role, Climate Change
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