Climate Change and Mental Health Equity

• Autore: Moore Rhonda J
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (543 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- From the Tropics to the Arctic -- Fish River Inupiaq -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- A Global Perspective on Climate Change and Mental Health -- A Context for the Discussion -- Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Through Different Routes -- Differential Vulnerabilities -- Geography -- Economic Status -- Culture -- Interconnections -- Australia -- Canada -- The Philippines -- Promoting Resilience -- General Recommendations -- Therapeutic Interventions -- Cross-Cultural Considerations -- Systemic Changes -- Research Directions -- References -- Part II: People -- Climate Change and Mental Health from a Developmental and Life Course Perspective -- Climate Change -- Developmental Origin of Mental Health and the Life Course Perspective -- Climate Change and Mental Health Through a Developmental and Life Course Perspective -- Parental Exposures Before Pregnancy -- Parental Exposures During Pregnancy -- Offspring Exposures (Postnatal Period) -- Climate Anxiety -- Intergenerational Impacts of Climate Change -- Potential Biological Mechanisms Linking Climate Exposures to Mental Health Outcomes -- Critical Windows of Exposures -- Susceptible Populations -- Methodological Challenges and Opportunities -- Study Population and Study Design -- Exposure Assessment -- Outcome Assessment -- Analytical Challenges -- Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- JEDI: A Priority When Addressing Climate Change and Its Impact on Adolescent Mental Health -- 3.1 JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion -- 3.2 The Effects of Climate Change on the Human Exposome -- 3.2.1 Global Surface Temperatures -- 3.2.2 Air Pollutants -- 3.2.3 Pollens and Mold Spores -- 3.3 Climate Change as a Traumatic Stressor for the Youth. ; 3.3.1 Impact of Traumatic Climate Stress on Adolescent Development -- 3.3.2 Best Practices for Addressing Youth Adversity and Trauma Exposure -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- Older People, Mental Health, and Climate Change: From Vulnerability to Social Justice and Intergenerational Solidarity -- The Indirect Impact of Climate Change on Older People's Mental Health -- Anxiety About Climate Change -- Ageism -- Elder Abuse and Neglect -- The Direct Impact of Climate Change on Older People's Mental Health -- Mental Functioning -- Cognitive Functioning -- Vulnerabilities and Climate Change -- Preexisting Mental Health Conditions -- Caregiving -- Gender -- Vulnerabilities and Climate Change: Physical and Social Environments -- The Physical Environment -- The Social Environment -- The Digital Divide -- A Social Justice Perspective on Climate Change, Older People, and Mental Health -- Old Age as a Form of Inequality -- Geographic Inequalities -- Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty as Forms of Inequality -- Gender as a Form of Inequality -- Toward a Healthy Environment for Healthy Aging and Healthy Longevity -- Older People as Active Agents -- Creating an Enduring Change in Climate Attitudes and Practices -- The Role of Laws and Policies -- References -- Gender, Mental Health, and Climate Change: Impacts on Women and Gender Minorities -- Introduction -- A Framework to Understand Gendered Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change -- Climate-Related Exposures and Risks -- Extreme Heat -- Food Insecurity -- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) -- Infectious Diseases -- Degraded Air Quality -- Extreme Weather and Flood-Related Disasters -- Disasters, Displacement, and Gender-Based Violence -- Ecoanxiety and Solastalgia -- Climate Action, Gender Disparities, and Mental Health -- Summary and Conclusions -- References. ; Climate-Induced Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health in Africa: An Overarching Impact on the Sub-Saharan Pastoralist Communities -- Introduction and Background -- Pastoralists in Africa, Climate Change, and Mental Health -- A Glimpse of the Situation as Reported by Reuters (September 2022) -- BBC News: East Africa Drought: "The Suffering Here Has No Equal" (May 2022 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61437239) -- Drivers of Climate-Induced Gender-Based Violence (GBV) among the Pastoralists in Africa -- GBV Linked to Water, Sanitation, and Food Insecurity -- Economic "Abuse": High Productivity with Limited Decision-Making -- Pasture Wars: Climate Change-Induced Conflicts -- Eco-anxiety and Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol -- Addressing the Intersection Between Climate Change, Gender-Based Violence, and Mental Health in Africa -- Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change, Sleep, and Mental Health -- Introduction -- Temperature and Sleep -- Environmental Pollution and Sleep -- Allergens -- Natural Disasters, Trauma, and Sleep -- Climate Mitigation and Sleep -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Disability, Indigeneity, and Climate Justice -- Introduction -- I: Climate Change's Impact on Indigenous Health -- Hazards to Sacred Sites -- Threats to Traditional Food Systems -- Harms to Homelands -- II. Disability Climate Justice -- Participation -- Equity, and Nondiscrimination -- Accountability -- Right to a Healthy Environment -- Assessment -- Conclusion -- References -- The Complex Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems, Food (In)security, and Mental Health -- Introduction -- What Is Food Security? -- Climate Change and Food Insecurity -- Availability -- Access -- Utilization -- Stability -- Food Insecurity and Mental Health -- Prenatal Exposure to Food Insecurity -- Exposure to Food Insecurity in Young People and Adults. ; Case Study of the Circumpolar North -- Background -- Climate Change, Food Systems, and Mental Health in Inuit Nunangat -- Pathways from Climate Change to Food Security -- Pathways from Food Security to Mental Health -- Synthesis and Ways Forward -- From Mitigating Impacts to Building Resilience -- Systems Approaches to Food Security and Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Climate Justice, Public Health, and Mental Health in Prisons and Jails -- Introduction -- Climate Change and Mental Health -- Environmental and Climate Justice Research: Vulnerable Populations at Risk -- Climate Change, Carceral Institutions, and Mental Health -- Climate Change-Driven Extreme Heat Events in Carceral Institutions -- Responses and Resistance -- Discussion and Conclusion: Eco-Psychological Violence and Eco-Psychological Justice -- References -- Housing Insecurity and Homelessness: Considering Implications of Climate Change for Mental Health -- Introduction -- Climate Justice -- Climate Justice, Housing Insecurity and Homelessness -- Literature Review -- Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health -- Climate Change and Preexisting Mental Health Issues -- Exposure to Extreme Weather Conditions -- Substance Use -- Access to Services -- Intersectionality -- Indigenous Climate Justice -- Indigenous Communities -- Responses and Strategies -- Housing -- Emergency Responses -- Education and Outreach -- Availability and Access to Community-Based Services -- Policy Implications -- Lived Expertise -- Removing Barriers -- Cross-Sectoral Responses -- Conclusions -- References -- Considerations for Disaster Behavioral Health in the Era of Climate Change -- Introduction -- Disaster Behavioral Health -- The Implications of Climate Change for Disaster Behavioral Health in Vulnerable Populations -- Populations with Preexisting Behavioral Health Disorders -- Rural Populations. ; Children -- Older Adults -- American Indians and Alaska Natives -- Individuals and Communities of Color -- Individuals and Communities with Low Socioeconomic Status -- Implications -- References -- Part III: Place -- Environmental Exposures, Climate Change, and Mental Health: Impacts in Vulnerable Communities -- Introduction -- Climate Change and Mental Health-Outcomes of Interest -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- Anxiety and Stress Disorders -- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Suicidality -- Substance Use Disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Neurodegenerative Disorders (Dementia and Alzheimer's) -- Vulnerable Populations -- Cause 1: Place-based vulnerability -- Cause 2: Resource-, Information-, and Protection-Based Vulnerability -- A New Phenomenology of Mental Health Effects of Climate Change -- Gaps and Next Steps -- Policy Relevance, Potential Solutions, and Integration of Mental Health into Climate Interventions -- References -- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in the Context of the Climate and Ecological Crisis -- Introduction -- An Intersectional Lens to Climate Change and Mental Health -- Overview of the MHPSS Field and Links with Climate Change (Structured According to IASC Intervention Pyramid Levels) -- IASC MHPSS Intervention Pyramid -- Implementation Considerations -- Future Innovations and Conclusion -- References -- Caring for Country: Indigenous Well-being, Law, and Environmental Justice -- Introduction -- Section 1. Indigenous Worldviews and Paradigms of Eco-Centric Flourishing -- Section 2. Indigenous Resistance to Ecocide-International and Australian Contexts -- Section 3. Social and Emotional Well-being-An Indigenous Mental Health and Well-being Paradigm of Eco-Centric Flourishing -- Section 4. Validating Connection to and Caring for Country-Restoring Harmony and Well-being -- Conclusion -- References. ; Part IV: Community.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate Change and Mental Health Equity
• ISBN: 9783031567360; 9783031567353
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910874657403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II