气候变化与衰老:对精神病治疗的影响
Michelle M Mehta1, Anne E Johnson2, Badr Ratnakaran3
1White Earth Tribal Behavioral Health, P.O. Box 300, White Earth, MN, 56591, USA.
Current psychiatry reports
|August 29, 2024
概括
气候变化,包括高温和灾害,对老年人的心理健康产生负面影响,导致焦虑,抑郁和认知问题. 对于这些与气候有关的老年人的心理健康影响,需要更多关于有效干预措施的研究.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 老年精神病学是一门精神病学专业.
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
背景情况:
- 气候变化给全球健康带来了多方面的风险.
- 老年人是易受环境压力因素影响的脆弱人群.
- 人们越来越认识到心理健康是老龄化人口整体福祉的关键组成部分.
研究的目的:
- 审查当前关于气候变化对老年人的心理健康影响的证据.
- 检查气候变化对老年人其他疾病的影响,影响精神病症状和治疗.
- 在这个人口群体中发现与气候相关的心理健康问题管理策略的知识差距.
主要方法:
- 系统审查最近的科学文献.
- 对聚焦于高环境温度,热浪,气候相关灾害和空气污染的研究进行分析.
- 对暴露于气候变化因素的老年人精神表现和精神药理方面的证据综合.
主要成果:
- 老年人经历了灾后的焦虑,抑郁,PTSD症状和睡眠障碍.
- 暴露于空气污染物,热浪或灾后环境可能导致认知缺陷.
- 患有现有的认知或精神疾病的个人由于暴露于热量和空气污染而面临更高的住院风险.
结论:
- 有越来越多的研究对与气候变化相关的精神问题在老年人中.
- 对这些疾病的有效管理策略的证据仍然有限.
- 未来的研究应该优先发展具有文化相关性,具有成本效益的心理社会和药物干预措施.
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