Implications of participatory methods to address mental health needs associated with climate change: ‘photovoice’ in Nepal
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‘Photovoice’, a community-based participatory research methodology, uses images as a tool to deconstruct problems by posing meaningful questions in a community to find actionable solutions. This community-enhancing technique was used to elicit experiences of climate change among women in rural Nepal. The current analysis employs mixed methods to explore the subjective mental health experience of participating in a 4- to 5-day photovoice process focused on climate change. A secondary objective of this work was to explore whether or not photovoice training, as a one-time 4-to 5-day intensive intervention, can mobilise people to be more aware of environmental changes related to climate change and to be more resilient to these changes, while providing positive mental health outcomes.
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A study from Nepal revealed similar themes regarding social and environmental protective factors.
“A study from Nepal revealed similar themes [95], while a 15-year prospective cohort study of Hurricane Katrina survivors (New Orleans, LA, USA) has concluded that mitigation efforts should prevent trauma exposure through investments in climate resilience and eliminating evacuation impediments [96].”
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- Authors
- MacFarlane, E. K., Shakya, R., Berry, H. L., & Kohrt, B. A.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Australian National University (AU)
- Venue
- BJPsych. International
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2015-05
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 33-35
- ISSN
- 2056-4740 (ISSN-L)
- 2058-6264
- PMC
- PMC5618911
- OpenAlex
- W2784076621
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2
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- 2.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
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- BJPsych International (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Canberra Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Keywords
- photovoice, community-based participatory research, climate change, mental health, women, rural communities, climate resilience, environmental awareness, participatory approach, Nepal
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