Long term mental health trajectories after disasters and pandemics: A multilingual systematic review of prevalence, risk and protective factors

EA Newnham, ELP Mergelsberg, Y Chen, Y Kim… - Clinical Psychology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The patterns of long-term psychological response after disasters and pandemics remain
unclear. We aimed to determine the trajectories for post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) …

[PDF][PDF] Mental health disorders due to disaster exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TA Keya, A Leela, N Habib, M Rashid… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
Natural disasters are complex, global issues that affect people individually, families, and
communities, upsetting their emotional wellbeing. This research aims to comprehend the …

Empirical evidence of mental health risks posed by climate change

N Obradovich, R Migliorini, MP Paulus… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
Sound mental health—a critical facet of human wellbeing—has the potential to be
undermined by climate change. Few large-scale studies have empirically examined this …

Effect of extreme weather events on mental health: a narrative synthesis and meta-analysis for the UK

J Cruz, PCL White, A Bell, PA Coventry - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity as a consequence of
climate change and pose a significant threat to population mental health. This is the case …

Collective resilience in the disaster recovery period: Emergent social identity and observed social support are associated with collective efficacy, well‐being, and the …

E Ntontis, J Drury, R Amlôt, GJ Rubin… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Social support and an emerging sense of community are common in flooding, but postflood
group dynamics have not been fully addressed. In the context of a flooded community, we …

Endurance or decline of emergent groups following a flood disaster: Implications for community resilience

E Ntontis, J Drury, R Amlôt, GJ Rubin… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The likelihood and impact of extreme events such as droughts, flooding, heatwaves and
hurricanes is likely to increase due to climate change [[1],[2],[3]], which can take its toll on …

Drought exposure decreases altruism with salient group identities as key moderator

S Döring, J Hall - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
Previous research on climate change impact regularly considers conflict outcomes, thereby
disregarding cooperative behaviour such as altruism. Drought has the potential to fuel inter …

A social model of secondary stressors in relation to disasters, major incidents and conflict: implications for practice

R Williams, E Ntontis, K Alfadhli, J Drury… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Researchers have long identified the ability of secondary stressors to have impacts on
people's wellbeing and mental health that are similar to the direct effects of major incidents …

Always on my mind: indications of post-traumatic stress disorder among those affected by the 2021 flood event in the Ahr valley, Germany

ML Zenker, P Bubeck… - Natural Hazards and Earth …, 2024 - nhess.copernicus.org
The devastating floods that swept through the Ahr valley in July 2021 left indelible marks on
the region's landscape and communities. Beyond the visible damage, experience from other …

What lies beyond social capital? The role of social psychology in building community resilience to climate change.

E Ntontis, J Drury, R Amlôt, GJ Rubin, R Williams - Traumatology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Climate change is increasing the prevalence and impact of extreme events, which may have
severe psychosocial aftereffects for the people and communities who are affected. To …