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British Scientist Says "Climate Change" Causes Depression, Suicide and Substance AbuseSensational! You can't make this Shit up! Anxiety, PTSD: The mental impact of climate change By Meera Senthilingam, CNN The mental cost of loss "One of the major health effects of flooding seems to be the mental health aspects," said James Rubin, a psychologist at Kings College London whose recent research looked into the psychological impact of people both directly and indirectly effected by floods. "There are a whole host of stressors around it," he said. These types of natural disasters are expected to rise in frequency due to climate change, and Rubin feels that the mental health aspect deserves more attention. "Preventing (climate change) from happening, from worsening and intervening is really important," he said. Climate change is predicted to bring more than just floods: There could be heat waves, sea level rises causing loss of land, and forced migration and droughts affecting agriculture and the farmers producing it. And with these concerns comes a plethora of issues plaguing the human mind, such as depression, worry, anxiety, substance abuse, aggression and even suicide among those who cannot cope. "If you don't resolve them, these conditions don't necessarily go away," Rubin said. |
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38909 | Re: British Scientist Says "Climate Change" Causes Depression, Suicide and Substance Abuse | creaturecomphort | 5 | 7/24/2017 9:54:25 AM |