Posted on 07/03/2014 5:00:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A study sponsored by the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica warns that climate change, including an expected increase in the global mean temperature, will cause increased ecoanxiety resulting in severe psychological and sociological consequences. The study, Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change, led by College of Wooster psychologist Susan Clayton, warns that we can expect a likely increase in mental health-related symptoms and conditions as a result of climate change.
Communities at risk include those with high levels of poverty, lower education levels, large populations of older adults, children and infants, disabled people, recently arrived immigrants, migrants, or refugees, all of whom tend to demand greater access to services that climate change can put at risk.
Adding to the misery, global warming is expected to contribute to an increase in mosquitoes, ticks, allergies, asthma and poison ivy, which will serve to increase global anxiety.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
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Eco-Porn requires no actual warming to be dangerous to your mental health.
Tell them to take a pill and chill.
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