UK and global climate and its effect on health
Climate change can have negative effects on global mental health. These effects are felt most by those with pre-existing serious mental illness. There is a need for research into the mechanisms by which climate change could impact on mental health in order to be able to inform policy in this area.
Proposed workforce impact
- Increased demand for specialist care
Sources or references
- Page and Howard, (2010), The impact of climate change on mental health (but will mental health be discussed at Copenhagen?), Psychological Medicine, 40, 2, 177-180.
- Costello et al., (2009), Managing the health effects of climate change, Lancet, 373, 1693–733.
- Stanke et al., (2012), The Effects of Flooding on Mental Health: Outcomes and Recommendations from a Review of the Literature, PLOS Currents Disasters, Ed one.
- Health Protection Agency, (2012), Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK.
Additional research questions
- How can the psychiatrist workforce adapt to the changing UK climate?
Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.
