BJPsych Open (Sep 2024)

Long-term impacts of bush/wildfires on mental health: preparing for the next fire

  • Lawrence A. Palinkas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.737
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Climate change is responsible for marked increases in the frequency and severity of bush/wildfires, resulting in more people exposed to such events with long-term subclinical psychiatric symptoms. This editorial calls for immediate action to implement comprehensive and novel approaches to treating these conditions and preventing them from developing into more severe disorders.

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