Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Psychologii.
Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Instytut Psychologii.
Psychiatr Pol. 2022 Feb 27;56(1):171-182. doi: 10.12740/PP/127900.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the challenge posed to mental health by climate change. Our inquiry is based on literature review and original qualitative studies. The data are collected from both desk research and in-depth interviews with participants belonging to following groups: high school and university students, young parents, activists, and psychotherapy patients. This paper also offers the critical review of contemporary terminology used for mental health problems and emotions appearing in the context of climate change, as well as the history of scientific interest in the issue at hand. The term and phenomenon of climate depression acquires aspecial focus, based on qualitative studies participants' self-reports and main arguments critical to medicalization of emotions experienced when facing the climate crisis. The additional analysis of socio-political and cultural aspects of climate change and mental health concludes in establishing the urgent need for further research in the area, so as to gain multidimensional understanding necessary for providing adequate mental health services. It is very likely that it will be increasingly needed in the future.
本文旨在探讨气候变化对心理健康带来的挑战。我们的研究基于文献综述和原始的定性研究。数据来自于案头研究和对以下群体的深入访谈：高中生和大学生、年轻父母、活动家和接受心理治疗的患者。本文还对用于心理健康问题和气候变化背景下出现的情绪的当代术语进行了批判性回顾，以及当前科学界对这一问题的兴趣历史。基于参与者的自我报告和面对气候危机时经历的情绪被医学化的主要论点，术语和现象“气候抑郁”受到特别关注。对社会政治和文化方面的气候变化和心理健康的进一步分析得出结论，迫切需要在该领域进行进一步的研究，以便对提供足够的心理健康服务有必要的多维理解。未来很可能会越来越需要这种理解。
