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Examining relationships between climate change and mental health in the Circumpolar North

机译:考察极地北部气候变化与心理健康之间的关系

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Indigenous people living in the Circumpolar North rely, to varying degrees, on the natural environment and the resources it provides for their lifestyle and livelihoods. As a consequence, these Northern Indigenous peoples may be more sensitive to global climate change, which has implications for food security, cultural practices, and health and well-being. To date, most research on the human dimensions of climate change in the Circumpolar North has focused on biophysical issues and their consequences, such as changing sea ice regimes affecting travel to hunting grounds or the effects of melting permafrost on built infrastructure. Less is known about how these changes in the environment affect mental health and well-being. In this paper, we build upon existing research, combined with our community-based research and professional mental health practices, to outline some pathways and mechanisms through which climate change may adversely impact mental health and well-being in the Circumpolar North. Our analysis indicates that mental health may be affected by climate change due to changes to land, ice, snow, weather, and sense of place; impacts to physical health; damage to infrastructure; indirect impacts via media, research, and policy; and through the compounding of existing stress and distress. We argue that climate change is likely an emerging mental health challenge for Circum-polar Indigenous populations and efforts to respond through research, policy, and mental health programming should be a priority. We conclude by identifying next steps in research, outlining points for policy, and calling for additional mental health resources that are locally responsive and culturally relevant.
机译:生活在北极圈内的土著人民在不同程度上依赖自然环境及其为生活方式和生计提供的资源。结果,这些北方土著人民可能对全球气候变化更加敏感,这对粮食安全,文化习俗以及健康和福祉具有影响。迄今为止,关于极地北部气候变化的人为因素的大多数研究都集中在生物物理问题及其后果上,例如不断变化的海冰制度影响到狩猎场的旅行或永久冻土融化对已建基础设施的影响。人们对环境的这些变化如何影响心理健康和福祉知之甚少。在本文中,我们以现有研究为基础,结合我们基于社区的研究和专业的心理健康实践,概述了气候变化可能对环极北部心理健康和福祉产生不利影响的一些途径和机制。我们的分析表明,由于土地,冰,雪,天气和地点感的变化,气候变化可能会影响心理健康。对身体健康的影响;基础设施损坏;通过媒体,研究和政策产生的间接影响;并通过现有压力和困扰的复合化。我们认为,气候变化可能是极地土著居民面临的新的心理健康挑战,应通过研究,政策和心理健康计划做出响应,这是当务之急。最后,我们确定研究的下一步步骤,概述政策要点,并呼吁增加与当地反应和文化相关的精神卫生资源。

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    《Regional Environmental Change》 |2015年第1期|169-182|共14页
  • 作者单位

    Departments of Nursing and Indigenous Studies, Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canada;

    Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;

    Department of Biobehavioral Health and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA;

    Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK;

    Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;

    SANKS-Sami National Centre for Mental Health, Lakselv, Norway;

    Departments of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA;

    Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;

    Departments of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, USA;

    Faculty of Arts and Business, Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia,Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;

    Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;

    Division of Community Health Studies, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA;

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  • 关键词

    Climate change; Mental health; Circumpolar North; Indigenous; Arctic;

    机译:气候变化;精神健康;北极土著北极;

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