Climate Change and Mental Health

Authors

Elizabeth Pinsky, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-19-2025

Comments

Presentation: 59:19

Abstract

Take Home Points

1. Climate change harms mental health
2. Children are at greatest risk -- but not all children equally
3. "Exo-anxiety" is real, but it's not a mental illness
4. We (specifically us!) have a role and a responsibility to act

Recommended Citation

Pinsky, MD, Elizabeth, "Climate Change and Mental Health" (2025). Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Grand Rounds. Paper 117.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/phbgr/117

Language

English