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Climate and Prevalence of Mood Disorders: A Cross-National Correlation Study
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Article AbstractBecause this piece does not have an abstract, we have provided for your benefit the first 3 sentences of the full text. To the Editor: Seasonal climate variations are notably known to affect mood in both individuals with and individuals without mental disorders. Intriguingly, the prevalence of mood disorders differs greatly from one country to another. For example, lifetime prevalence has been measured at 21% in France and the United States, compared with under 5% in Nigeria.
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One multi-country study reported that the highest prevalence of mood disorders is observed in countries characterised by small variations across monthly rainfall and high levels of rainfall.
“One multi-country study has looked at rainfall as a climate-related exposure and has reported that the highest prevalence of mood disorders is observed in countries characterised by small variations across monthly rainfall and high levels of rainfall [38].”
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Only four studies have focused on protective factors or the coping mechanisms people and communities have used when responding to the detrimental mental health impacts of climate change.
“While the overwhelming focus on the mental health risks of climate change is understandable and has generated insight and traction for advocating the importance of considering mental health within climate change, only four studies have focused on protective factors or the coping mechanisms people and communities have used when responding to the detrimental mental health impacts of climate change [”
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“Similarly, Rotge´ et al. (2014) found that the countries with the most number of mood disorders were among farmers in countries characterized by small differences in monthly precipitation and high precipitation levels.”
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- Authors
- Rotgé, J.-Y., Fossati, P., & Lemogne, C.
- Affiliations
- Inserm (FR)
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc
- Published
- 2014-04-15
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 04
- Pages
- 408
- ISSN
- 0160-6689 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1985322499
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Keywords
- mood disorders, seasonal climate variability, prevalence, cross-national comparison, lifetime prevalence, seasonal affective disorder
- MeSH terms
- Climate, Humans, Rain, Temperature, Global Health, Prevalence, Mood Disorders
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