Climate change, climate-related disasters and mental disorder in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Climate change and climate-related disasters adversely affect mental health. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and climate-related disasters and often lack adequate mental healthcare infrastructure. We used the scoping review methodology to determine how exposure to climate change and climate-related disasters influences the presence of mental disorders among those living in LMICs. We also aimed to recognise existing gaps in this area of literature.

Methods

This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. To identify relevant studies, we searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, APA Psyc

SUBMITTER: Sharpe I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature