Mental health conditions due to climate change
Keywords:
adults, mental health conditions, resilience, temperature changesAbstract
The relationship between climate change and mental health problems has become a new public health crisis supported by scientific organizations globally. The World Health Organization assesses it as a systemic pressure on the human psyche. The objective was to pinpoint some mental illnesses linked to climate change in adults. The methodology used was a literature review and the inductive-deductive method. The result was that climate change not only affects mental health; the reality is that many diseases caused by vectors that induce illnesses and, in turn, health problems throughout society are also appearing.
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