Projections of temperature-related suicide under climate change scenarios in Japan

Background: The impact of climate change on mental health largely remains to be evaluated. Although growing evidence has reported a short-term association between suicide and temperature, future projections of temperature-attributable suicide have not been thoroughly examined. Objectives: We aimed to project the excess temperature-related suicide mortality in Japan under three climate change scenarios until the 2090s. Methods: Daily […]

Prevention of suicides associated with global warming: Perspectives from early career psychiatrists

Climate change poses significant challenges to global mental health, with potential consequences including increased rates of suicide and mental health disorders. Early Career Psychiatrists (ECPs) play a crucial role in addressing these challenges. The Climate Psychiatry Alliance, a group of psychiatrists dedicated to improving mental health amidst climate change, recognizes the importance of cultivating climate-aware […]

Drought and hotter temperature impacts on suicide: Evidence from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

The Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) is Australia’s prime agricultural region, where drought and hotter weather pose a significant threat to rural residents’ mental health – hence increasing their potential suicide risk. We investigate the impact of drought and hotter temperatures on monthly suicide within local areas in the MDB, from 2006–2016. Using Poisson fixed-effects regression modeling, […]

Thinking clearly about climate change and mental health

Objective To examine the quality and strength of evidence for an association between temperature increases caused by climate change and suicide used in policy documents to advocate for radical changes to healthcare systems in pursuit of decarbonisation. Method The designs of articles collected in a systematic review which concluded that there was an association between […]

Climate-related shocks and other stressors associated with depression and anxiety in Bangladesh: A nationally representative panel study

Background Climate change has major implications for common mental disorders including depression and anxiety in vulnerable nations such as Bangladesh. However, knowledge gaps exist around national estimations of depression and anxiety, and the associations between the prevalence of these disorders with climate-related and sociodemographic risk factors. To address these gaps, this study analysed data from […]

The environment and suicide: Why suicidologists should support climate change policies

When suicidologists consider how the environment may impact suicide, they typically focus on the social and economic environment and the interpersonal environment. For the former, Lester and Yang (1997) documented how factors such as the business cycle might impact suicide rates while, many years ago, Platt (1984) showed that unemployment increased suicide rates. As for the interpersonal environment, in […]