[Psyche in Climate Crisis?An Update on Ecological Psychiatry and Psychotherapy].

The human-caused climate crisis is advancing relentlessly and poses a global threat. But to what extent is our psyche also in crisis due to climate change? This article explores the profound impacts of the climate crisis and environmental destruction on mental health, advocating for a comprehensive, ecologically-oriented approach to psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Human and entomological determinants of malaria transmission in the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea, located in an area with high burden of malaria and hosting a large mining operation, offer a unique opportunity to study transmission. There, we investigated human and vector factors influencing malaria transmission.

Methods: In 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 2,914 individuals assessing malaria prevalence through rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), microscopy, and quantitative PCR (qPCR).

Impact of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution on the incidence and manifestation of depressive and anxiety disorders.

Purpose Of Review: Climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution present a major threat to health. Although emphasis has been put on physical health impacts, evidence on the mental health consequences is now also accumulating quickly. Given the rapid developments in the field, this article provides an expert opinion on the emerging research.

Global, asynchronous partial sweeps at multiple insecticide resistance genes in Aedes mosquitoes.

Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) and Ae. albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) are globally invasive pests that confer the world's dengue burden. Insecticide-based management has led to the evolution of insecticide resistance in both species, though the genetic architecture and geographical spread of resistance remains incompletely understood.