Climate Change and Mental Health: Implications for Nurses
Abstract
Climate change has received public health attention over the past 3 decades. It is well established that climate change is associated with myriad health issues, but less has been mentioned in public health discourse about the impacts of climate change on population mental health. The purpose of the current article is to provide an overview of the impacts of climate change on mental health, and to discuss opportunities for mental health nurses to reduce health problems related to climate change. Acute events and chronic consequences of climate change can impact mental health outcomes and contribute to depressive disorders, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. The nursing profession must be prepared to address climate change to promote best health outcomes for individuals around the globe. It is critical that mental health nurses act as leaders in understanding and addressing climate change to improve the mental health of populations. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(9), 25-30.].
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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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Charlson, F., Ali, S., Benmarhnia, T., Pearl, M., Massazza, A., Augustinavicius, J., & Scott, J. G. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18094486 · Cited by 507 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kameg, B. N.
- Corresponding author
- Kameg, Brayden N.
- ORCID
- Kameg, Brayden N.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
- Publisher
- SLACK, Inc.
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 25-30
- ISSN
- 0279-3695 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2413
- OpenAlex
- W3040329472
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 0.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services (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, psychiatric nurses, health impacts of climate change, depressive disorders, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, nursing leadership
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Mental Health, Psychiatric Nursing, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Nurse's Role, Evidence-Based Nursing, Climate Change
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