Views of Psychiatrists and Psychiatry Trainees on Climate Change: Distress, Training Needs, and Envisioned Role

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Carol Vidal, Carl Latkin
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Abstract

Objective

Increasing evidence demonstrates that climate change has effects on mental health. Given the magnitude of climate change’s health consequences, mitigation and adaptation will require massive societal changes and the involvement of individuals and professional organizations. The aim of this research was to assess the views of psychiatrists and psychiatrists-in-training about climate change and its effects on health, perceived barriers to discussing climate change in their clinical, teaching, research, and advocacy work, personal preparedness for climate action, and expected roles of their professional organizations.

Methods

The authors administered an online anonymous survey to members of two mid-Atlantic professional psychiatric organizations. Measures included an adaptation of The International Climate and Health Survey and demographic and career characteristics. Descriptive statistics for categorical variables were conducted.

Results

The majority of the 67 participants who completed the survey were White and senior in their career, and almost all were clinicians. Most were concerned about climate change and its mental health effects on patients and supported their organizations’ engagement in activities related to this topic. Barriers to engagement in climate change action included lack of time and believing it would not make a difference.

Conclusions

These findings demonstrate a desire of psychiatrists involved in teaching, research, and clinical work to address climate change and a need for training. These findings highlight the need for preparedness as newer generations face more disasters related to climate change, and experience psychological distress related to climate change.

精神病学家和精神病学受训人员对气候变化的看法:压力、培训需求和角色设想。
目的:越来越多的证据表明,气候变化会影响心理健康。鉴于气候变化对健康造成的严重后果,减缓和适应气候变化需要大规模的社会变革以及个人和专业组织的参与。本研究旨在评估精神科医生和受训精神科医生对气候变化及其对健康的影响的看法,在临床、教学、研究和宣传工作中讨论气候变化时遇到的障碍,个人对气候行动的准备情况,以及对其专业组织的预期作用:作者对大西洋中部两个精神病学专业组织的成员进行了在线匿名调查。调查内容包括《国际气候与健康调查》的改编版以及人口和职业特征。对分类变量进行了描述性统计:结果:在 67 位完成调查的参与者中,大多数为白人和资深职业人士,几乎所有参与者都是临床医生。大多数人关注气候变化及其对患者心理健康的影响,并支持其所在机构参与与该主题相关的活动。参与气候变化行动的障碍包括缺乏时间以及认为这样做不会产生任何影响:这些研究结果表明,从事教学、研究和临床工作的精神科医生希望应对气候变化,并需要接受培训。这些调查结果表明,随着新一代人面临更多与气候变化相关的灾难,并体验到与气候变化相关的心理困扰,我们需要做好准备。
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期刊介绍: Academic Psychiatry is the international journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Association for Academic Psychiatry, and Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry publishes original, scholarly work in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences that focuses on innovative education, academic leadership, and advocacy. The scope of the journal includes work that furthers knowledge and stimulates evidence-based advances in academic psychiatry in the following domains: education and training, leadership and administration, career and professional development, ethics and professionalism, and health and well-being.
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