Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: A scoping review of risk and protective factors

T Ma, J Moore, A Cleary - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background/rationale The impact of climate change on the mental health of young people is
poorly understood. Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to climate change exerts a …

Health effects of wildfire smoke in children and public health tools: a narrative review

SM Holm, MD Miller, JR Balmes - Journal of exposure science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Wildfire smoke is an increasing environmental health threat to which children are particularly
vulnerable, for both physiologic and behavioral reasons. To address the need for improved …

Threats to mental health and well-being associated with climate change

M Hrabok, A Delorme, VIO Agyapong - Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is a contributor to extreme weather events and natural disasters. The mental
health effects of climate change are multifaceted, with post-traumatic stress disorder and …

The impact of wildfires on mental health: a scoping review

P To, E Eboreime, VIO Agyapong - Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the many consequences of climate change is an increase in the frequency, severity,
and, thus, impact of wildfires across the globe. The destruction and loss of one's home …

The role of social determinants in mental health and resilience after disasters: Implications for public health policy and practice

W Mao, VIO Agyapong - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this general literature review, we will explore the impacts and contribution of social
determinants to mental health and resiliency following both natural and man-made …

Long-term health effects of wildfire exposure: a scoping review

E Grant, JD Runkle - The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Wildfires pose a number of acute and chronic health threats, including increased morbidity
and mortality. While much of the current literature has focused on the short-term health …

Psychological symptoms among evacuees from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires: a population-based survey one year later

G Belleville, MC Ouellet, J Lebel, S Ghosh… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray (Alberta, Canada) led to a massive
displacement of 88,000 people and destroyed 2,400 homes. Although no direct human …

Post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and wildfires: a fifth-year postdisaster evaluation among residents of Fort McMurray

W Mao, M Adu, E Eboreime, R Shalaby… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abstract Background: Over 90,000 residents had to be evacuated from Fort McMurray
(FMM), Alberta, Canada due to the wildfire that engulfed the city in May 2016. Overall, about …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of community disaster trauma: a focus on emerging research of PTSD and other mental health outcomes

JY Lee, SW Kim, JM Kim - Chonnam medical journal, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper reviews community residents' mental health following exposure to a community
disaster trauma, with a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental …

Children's psychological reactions to wildfires: a review of recent literature

MK Adu, B Agyapong, VIO Agyapong - Current psychiatry reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to synthesize currently available literature
regarding the impact of wildfire on mental health, specifically the psychological reactions of …