A microlecture titled ‘Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate Change to Mental Health’ by Robin Cooper and Alex Trope, University of California, that discusses the impact of climate change on mental and emotional health. The microlecture includes discussions on six different aspects of climate psychiatry:
Slow moving disasters,
Acute climate disasters,
Vulnerable populations,
Extreme heat effects,
Eco-distress syndromes and
Engagement and action.
Students will learn about the health emergency of climate change. They will be introduced to the field of Climate Psychiatry and how Mental health can be impacted by disruptions associated with climate change. Students will further learn about why it is necessary to understand these disruptions in order to tackle and mitigate climate change.
Use this tool to help your students find answers to:
What is Climate Psychiatry?
Discuss some impacts of climate change on mental health?
How do heatwaves and other disasters affect individual and community health?
About the tool:
Tool Name
Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate Change to Mental Health
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