Climate change and mental health in the Philippines.

BJPsych Int

Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Behavioral Sciences, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. Email:

Published: May 2023

The mental health repercussions of the climate crisis are observed annually in the Philippines, one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries. This paper explores these repercussions by examining the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. It shows that mental health problems persisted beyond the typhoon's immediate aftermath among a large number of survivors. Since the mental health system was fragile, the affected community improved their mental health services through the help of local and international non-governmental organisations. Nonetheless, several challenges must be addressed as the country faces the climate crisis.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10895483PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2022.31DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

mental health
20
climate crisis
8
mental
5
health
5
climate change
4
change mental
4
health philippines
4
philippines mental
4
health repercussions
4
repercussions climate
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!