Berry Helen L, Peel Dominic
Adjunct Professor, ANU Climate Change Institute, The Australian National University; and Professor, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia, email
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia.
BJPsych Int. 2015 May 1;12(2):31-32. doi: 10.1192/s2056474000000234. eCollection 2015 May.
Some fear that provoking widespread worry about climate change may harm mental health. The Regional Wellbeing Survey, a large study of health, well-being and life in rural and regional Australia, examined climate change worry and attitudes. Most respondents were worried about climate change and agreed that fossil fuel use causes global warming, but there was no evidence to suggest that worry about climate change is linked to mental health in the general population. Respectful, calm, considered public debate about how to respond to climate change is unlikely to be harmful to population mental health. Individually focused clinical approaches are unlikely to be effective as a primary approach in managing the mental health impacts of climate change. Instead, collective, systems-based approaches will be needed.
一些人担心，引发对气候变化的广泛担忧可能会损害心理健康。《地区幸福调查》是一项针对澳大利亚农村和地区的健康、幸福及生活状况的大型研究，该研究调查了人们对气候变化的担忧及态度。大多数受访者担心气候变化，并认同化石燃料的使用会导致全球变暖，但没有证据表明在普通人群中，对气候变化的担忧与心理健康存在关联。关于如何应对气候变化的尊重、冷静、深思熟虑的公开辩论不太可能对民众心理健康造成损害。以个体为重点的临床方法作为应对气候变化对心理健康影响的主要方法不太可能有效。相反，需要采取基于系统的集体方法。
