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Climate change and its impact on mental health | Video

04:38 Min

Psychologists are increasingly drawing links between climate change and a deterioration in mental health. Surveys and clinical evidence point to a correlation between climate change-driven natural disasters, and mental health issues across Asia. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Lise Van Susteren describes a condition known as pre-traumatic stress disorder, and how it could be triggered by factors outside most people’s immediate influence, such as climate change.

Psychologists are increasingly drawing links between climate change and a deterioration in mental health. Surveys and clinical evidence point to a correlation between climate change-driven natural disasters, and mental health issues across Asia. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Lise Van Susteren describes a condition known as pre-traumatic stress disorder, and how it could be triggered by factors outside most people’s immediate influence, such as climate change.

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