Study: Climate change may fuel massive MH burden nationwide

Climate change is widely recognized for its effects on physical health, but emerging research suggests its mental health consequences could be far more extensive than previously understood, according to authors of a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health . The study projects that rising temperatures could generate hundreds of millions to billions of additional days of anxiety and depression symptoms each year across the United States.

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Mental Health Weekly
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34808
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Climate Change and Health Impacts
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Study: Climate change may fuel massive MH burden nationwide

Valerie A. Canady
Mental Health Weekly
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Study: Climate change may fuel massive MH burden nationwide

Valerie A. Canady
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Abstract

Climate change is widely recognized for its effects on physical health, but emerging research suggests its mental health consequences could be far more extensive than previously understood, according to authors of a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health . The study projects that rising temperatures could generate hundreds of millions to billions of additional days of anxiety and depression symptoms each year across the United States.

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