St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Mount Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Ir J Psychol Med. 2024 Mar;41(1):144-147. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2023.20. Epub 2023 Jul 31.
This case report discusses a 25-year-old male who was referred to community mental health services from primary care with symptoms of anxiety and depression related to climate change, which the referring clinician believed were of delusional intensity. This case report gives the history of his interaction with the service. A literature review is performed noting the dearth of case reports in this area and a subsequent discussion charts the emerging literature on mental health issues related to climate change. Finally the paper makes some broad recommendations for mental health practitioners on how to approach these issues.
本病例报告讨论了一名 25 岁男性，因与气候变化相关的焦虑和抑郁症状被初级保健机构转介至社区心理健康服务机构，转介临床医生认为这些症状具有妄想强度。本病例报告介绍了他与该服务机构互动的历史。进行文献回顾，注意到该领域缺乏病例报告，随后的讨论绘制了与气候变化相关的心理健康问题的新兴文献。最后，本文为心理健康从业者提供了一些关于如何处理这些问题的广泛建议。
