Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London, London, UK
Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London, London, UK.
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Apr;6(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001375.
Climate change is driving a public mental health crisis that disproportionately, and unjustly, affects the world's young people. Despite the growing evidence for harm to the next generation, the medical community has largely been hesitant to take the next step and act on the evidence. We propose that the medical community has a responsibility to do more.Drawing from our interdisciplinary experience in paediatrics and psychiatry, we call for our profession to take the 'leap' beyond the walls of our clinics and laboratories, and take a courageous stance on the topic of climate change. We argue that the medical profession must adopt a broader conception of health and its determinants-or a 'social lens'-if it is to move beyond rhetoric to action.Viewing climate change as a clear determinant of mental health opens up potential avenues of action, both as individual clinicians and as a profession as a whole. We offer the beginnings of a framework for action in the context of climate change and youth mental health, before calling for our profession to re-examine its role - and its very purpose - to better address the climate crisis.
气候变化正在引发一场公共心理健康危机，这场危机不成比例地、不公正地影响着世界上的年轻人。尽管越来越多的证据表明下一代受到了伤害，但医学界在采取下一步行动并根据证据采取行动方面一直犹豫不决。我们认为，医学界有责任采取更多行动。
我们从儿科和精神病学的跨学科经验中汲取灵感，呼吁我们的专业人员超越诊所和实验室的围墙，在气候变化问题上采取勇敢的立场。我们认为，如果医学专业要将言辞付诸行动，就必须采用更广泛的健康及其决定因素概念——即“社会视角”。
将气候变化视为心理健康的明确决定因素，可以为个体临床医生和整个专业提供潜在的行动途径。我们提供了一个气候变化和青年心理健康背景下的行动框架的开端，然后呼吁我们的专业重新审视其角色——以及其存在的目的——以更好地应对气候危机。
