Investigating the Health Impacts of Climate Change among People with Pre-Existing Mental Health Problems: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is the greatest threat to global public health, although the impacts on mental health are relatively understudied. Furthermore, there is a lack of consensus about the effects of climate change on individuals with pre-existing mental health problems. This review aimed to identify the health impacts of climate change on people with pre-existing mental health problems. The search was conducted across three databases; studies were included if they involved participants who had mental health problem(s) before a climate-driven event and reported on health outcomes post-event. A total of thirty-one studies met the full inclusion criteria. The study characteristics included 6 climate-driven events: heat events, floods, wildfires, wildfire and flood, hurricanes, and droughts, and 16

SUBMITTER: Woodland L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature