Climate change and psychiatry

Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;50(1):16-8. doi: 10.1177/0004867415615946. Epub 2015 Nov 9.

Authors

Susanna Every-Palmer¹, Sam McBride², Helen Berry³, David B Menkes⁴

Affiliations

¹ Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand susanna.every-palmer@ccdhb.org.nz.
² Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
³ Centre for Research and Action in Public Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁴ Waikato Clinical School, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

PMID: 26553219
DOI: 10.1177/0004867415615946

No abstract available

Keywords: Climate change; ethics; global warming; mental health; psychiatry.

MeSH terms

Anxiety / epidemiology
Climate Change / statistics & numerical data*
Consumer Advocacy*
Depression / epidemiology
Disasters / statistics & numerical data*
Droughts / statistics & numerical data
Fires / statistics & numerical data
Floods / statistics & numerical data
Global Warming
Humans
Infrared Rays
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Mental Health*
Physician's Role*
Psychiatry*
Public Policy*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute / epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology