Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions
Aims: Extreme weather events refer to weather events that are dramatically different from typical patterns. These can be catastrophic, unexpected and pose a risk to the population. This review aims to examine whether sufficient evidence exists to demonstrate a link between extreme weather events and...
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| author | Peter Carter Amna Illahi Fayed Iqbal Itbaan Husaain Callaghan Freya |
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| description | Aims: Extreme weather events refer to weather events that are dramatically different from typical patterns. These can be catastrophic, unexpected and pose a risk to the population. This review aims to examine whether sufficient evidence exists to demonstrate a link between extreme weather events and an increase in mental health conditions, specifically PTSD, anxiety, and depression. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7271371cb6d149faab564fe9741baa9d2025-08-20T03:15:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S27S2810.1192/bjo.2025.10110Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health ConditionsPeter Carter0Amna Illahi1Fayed Iqbal2Itbaan Husaain3Callaghan Freya4Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United KingdomAnglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United KingdomAnglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United KingdomAnglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United KingdomAnglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United KingdomAims: Extreme weather events refer to weather events that are dramatically different from typical patterns. These can be catastrophic, unexpected and pose a risk to the population. This review aims to examine whether sufficient evidence exists to demonstrate a link between extreme weather events and an increase in mental health conditions, specifically PTSD, anxiety, and depression.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101105/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Peter Carter Amna Illahi Fayed Iqbal Itbaan Husaain Callaghan Freya Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions BJPsych Open |
| title | Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions |
| title_full | Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions |
| title_short | Exploring the Link Between Extreme Weather Events and Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions |
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