Mental health outcomes relating to climate-sensitive extreme weather events: A scoping review of measures of mental health impact
Denise Thomson, Meghan Sebastianski, Katie O’Hearn, Megan Nuspl, Sol Bobier, Sami Aftab Abdul, Matt Pearce, Vijendra Ingole, Myer Glickman, Richard J Webster · 2026
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Description
Denise Thomson and co-authors map how studies measure mental health harm after extreme weather, in a 2026 review. Storms, floods, heat, and fires are growing stronger and more common with climate change, and they leave deep marks on minds as well as homes. The review asks what outcomes and tools researchers actually use.
From nearly 3,700 papers, 154 studies across 29 countries were kept. Floods, heat waves, and wildfires were the most studied events. Trauma stress, depression, and anxiety were the most common outcomes, tracked with 130 different measures in all. Standard disease codes were the single most used tool. The authors call for shared measures so results can be compared worldwide.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Denise Thomson, Meghan Sebastianski, Katie O’Hearn, Megan Nuspl, Sol Bobier, Sami Aftab Abdul, Matt Pearce, Vijendra Ingole, Myer Glickman, Richard J Webster |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |