Climate Change

December 10, 2020

From disasters and social disruptions to existential concerns, climate distress groups may not only provide much-needed support to patients but may also help psychiatry’s public health responses.

June 30, 2020

There are moments in history that require us to step back and refocus, to view the issues before us through a new lens and from a different vantage point. We are all now sitting squarely in such a moment.

March 24, 2020

In 2009 I attended the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Conference. The general thought at the time was that it was the last best opportunity to keep the world from warming over 2 degrees centigrade.

February 13, 2020

Because climate instability is a global challenge, America and Australia, on different sides of the world, can model how global partnerships can work.

January 27, 2020

The increase in repeated disasters and associated social stressors linked to global warming is likely to affect the mental wellbeing of billions of persons in the 21st century.

December 31, 2019

Environmental factors in addition to climate change-air pollution, toxins, noise-seem to have detrimental psychological repercussions.

December 01, 2019

Climate medicine: What was once on the radar of just a handful of physicians has exploded into awareness, alarm, and sometimes debate and skepticism. No matter how you look at it, psychiatrists are on the front lines.

November 22, 2019

The Clean Air Act (CAA) turned 55 years old last year. Most millennials and Gen Xers have had little idea what this legislation has meant for us, even though it may have given us each almost a year of productive life.

October 29, 2019

A radical and urgent perspective about the realities of climate change.

September 19, 2019

Nature provides both physical and psychological benefits. How does this healing through exposure to nature occur?

August 02, 2019

Hurricane Maria was the wakeup call many Puerto Ricans needed to become active in social justice efforts. Their story serves as an example of transformational resilience.

July 30, 2019

Hurricane Maria was the wakeup call many Puerto Ricans needed to become active in social justice efforts. Their story serves as an example of transformational resilience.

July 30, 2019

No doubt the climate is changing dramatically, and the evidence of profound heat waves and their impacts confront us in large and small ways on a regular basis.

July 23, 2019

A climate change and mental health pioneer goes down memory lane with the Times.

June 03, 2019

All together, right now, no matter what it takes-only this attitude can unite our response to the climate catastrophe that is the imminent consequence of our many small everyday actions.

May 28, 2019

There’s an old joke about change: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but the light bulb really has to want to change.

April 12, 2019

The profound effects of climate change on mental health have become increasingly difficult to ignore. 

March 26, 2019

While some psychiatrists may doubt the connection between climate disruption and psychiatric disorders, the evidence is growing stronger every day.

February 22, 2019

We cannot protect our patients without protecting our planet. This means a personal and professional commitment to green our activities by considering the carbon effects of how we do our work.

February 14, 2019

When engaging in professional discourse on controversial topics, how can psychiatrists respect the therapeutic boundary with patients when their own fears are heightened?