The Syndemic of Climate Change, Migration, and Mental Health: A Global Health Perspective.

IF 0.7 4区 医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Wajiha Qamar, Mehran Qayum
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Abstract

This paper explores climate change as a catalyst for mass migration, emphasising the resulting mental health consequences for displaced populations. The tendency of social ties upon migration is substantial, as these provide both resources and stress, while the severance of such ties tends to worsen mental illness. Insufficient access to mental health services for migrants has been attributed to a lack of resources, legal barriers, and negative attitudes of the community. Furthermore, migration related to climate change may provoke competition over scarce resources which will worsen the mental health situation. Although some psychosocial support arrangements have been shown to work, people are still unable to obtain such treatment, especially in resource-poor countries. Such findings demonstrate why it is essential that any response to climate migration policy incorporate mental health as a component of most, if not all, climate policy measures. In this regard, it calls for the promotion of comprehensive and flexible mental healthcare systems, increased a funding for programmes targeting refugees, and redesigning a priority setting oriented in addressing the chronic mental health problems among refugee populations. Key Words: Syndemic, Climate change, Migration, Mental health, Global health.

气候变化、移民和心理健康:全球健康视角。
本文探讨了气候变化作为大规模移民的催化剂,强调了由此产生的流离失所人口的心理健康后果。移徙时社会关系的趋势是显著的,因为这些关系既提供资源又提供压力,而这种关系的断绝往往会使精神疾病恶化。移徙者获得精神卫生服务的机会不足的原因是缺乏资源、法律障碍和社区的消极态度。此外,与气候变化有关的移徙可能引发对稀缺资源的竞争,这将使心理健康状况恶化。虽然一些社会心理支持安排已被证明是有效的,但人们仍然无法获得这种治疗,特别是在资源贫乏的国家。这些发现表明,任何应对气候移民政策的措施都必须将心理健康作为大多数(如果不是全部的话)气候政策措施的组成部分。在这方面,它要求促进全面和灵活的精神保健系统,增加针对难民的方案的资金,并重新设计优先事项,以解决难民人口中的慢性精神健康问题。关键词:气候变化;移民;心理健康;
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期刊介绍: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP), is the prestigious, peer reviewed monthly biomedical journal of the country published regularly since 1991. Established with the primary aim of promotion and dissemination of medical research and contributed by scholars of biomedical sciences from Pakistan and abroad, it carries original research papers, , case reports, review articles, articles on medical education, commentaries, short communication, new technology, editorials and letters to the editor. It covers the core biomedical health science subjects, basic medical sciences and emerging community problems, prepared in accordance with the “Uniform requirements for submission to bio-medical journals” laid down by International Committee of Medical Journals Editors (ICMJE). All publications of JCPSP are peer reviewed by subject specialists from Pakistan and locally and abroad.
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