23 June 2012

Climate change and mental health


Climate change and mental health


Introduction


The physical health impacts of climate change, especially infections, allergies and  respiratory and cardiovascular diseases are  now well recognized. However, the mental health impact of such change, especially in
Asian countries became topical after the  Asian tsunami. In this article, we attempt to look at the diverse aspects of climate and mental health: seasonal climate variation and its effect on mental health, extreme weather conditions and their psychological impact and specific climatic disasters and their
consequences.




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