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  • Environmental Psychology
  • Climate Psychiatry

Background:

  • Climate change poses significant risks to both physical and mental health.
  • Psychological impacts include eco-anxiety, depression, and PTSD after climate-related disasters.

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  • To assess mental health professionals' perceptions of climate change's mental health impact.
  • To evaluate the prevalence of eco-anxiety awareness and workplace preparedness.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 208 mental health professionals at the Medforum Psychiatry Congress 2024.
  • Utilized a 22-question, closed-ended questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Over 51% perceived climate change's mental health impact as moderate to very significant.
  • Most professionals rarely encountered patients directly reporting eco-anxiety, despite recognizing the condition.

Conclusions:

  • Climate change affects mental health directly (disasters) and indirectly (chronic anxiety).
  • Educational programs and crisis support protocols are crucial for mental health professionals.