The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Abstract

One of the biggest issues of our day is climate change. The entire scientific community is concerned about the effects of climate change on fragile societies and exposed biological beings. Human illnesses can be caused directly or indirectly by a variety of natural disasters, including heat waves, floods, hurricanes, droughts, fires, forest loss, glaciers, river disappearance, and deserts. Psychiatric research on mental illnesses associated with climate change is conspicuously lacking, nevertheless.

Keywords: climate change, mental health, resilience, migration, vulnerability, climatic and economic turmoil, extreme events.