TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Impact of extreme weather events on mental health in South and Southeast Asia: a two decades of systematic review of observational studies
JO  - Environmental research
A1  - Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin
A1  - Bardhan, Mondira
A1  - Haque, Md Atiqul
A1  - Moniruzzaman, Syed
A1  - Gustavsson, Johanna
A1  - Khan, Md Maruf Haque
A1  - Koivisto, Jenni
A1  - Salwa, Marium
A1  - Mashreky, Saidur Rahman
A1  - Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur
A1  - Tasnim, Anika
A1  - Islam, Md Redwanul
A1  - Alam, Md Ashraful
A1  - Hasan, Mahadi
A1  - Harun, Md Abdullah Yousuf Al
A1  - Nyberg, Lars
A1  - Atikul Islam, Md
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Extreme weather events in South and Southeast Asia exert profound psychosocial impacts, amplifying the prevalence of mental illness. Despite their substantial consequences, there is a dearth of research and representation in the current literature. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies published between January 1, 2000, and January 20, 2024, to examine the impact of extreme weather events on the mental health of the South and Southeast Asian population. Quality assessment of the included studies was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) quality appraisal checklist. The search retrieved 70 studies that met the inclusion criteria and were included in our review. Most were from India (n = 22), and most used a cross-sectional study design (n = 55). Poor mental health outcomes were associated with six types of extreme weather events: floods, storm surges, typhoon, cyclone, extreme heat, and riverbank erosion. Most studies (n = 41) reported short-term outcome measurements. <br><br>FINDINGS included outcomes with predictable symptomatology, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, general psychological distress, emotional distress and suicide. Limited studies on long-term effects showed higher mental disorders after floods and typhoons, while cyclone-exposed individuals had more short-term distress. Notably, the review identified over 50 risk factors influencing mental health outcomes, categorized into six classes: demographic, economic, health, disaster exposure, psychological, and community factors. However, the quantitative evidence linking extreme weather events to mental health was limited due to a lack of longitudinal data, lack of control groups, and the absence of objective exposure measurements. The review found some compelling evidence linking extreme weather events to adverse mental health in the South and Southeast Asia region. Further high-quality studies are needed to validate our findings, and future research should focus on investigating the impacts of other types of extreme weather events in this region.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0013-9351
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118436
ID  - ref1
ER  -