PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT: THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

In recent years, climate change is accelerating, leading not only to strong repercussions on the environment and socio-economic implications, but also to the onset of a series of clinical syndromes de$ned as eco-psychopathologies (e.g., eco-anxiety, eco-guilt, eco-depression, solastalgia). To date, converging de$nitions and agreed upon operationalization of the eco-psychopathology diagnosis are missing and no data on the incidence in the population are available. Hence, the current study presents a systematic review comprehensively exploring existing international literature. Speci$cally, the systematic review focused on studies about environment and psychopathology. Results have revealed three main domains emerging from the literature. "e broadest refers to the psychological consequences of subjects exposed to short- and long-term environmental disasters and related psychopathologies. "e second refers more speci$cally to the psychological consequences associated with climate change. "e last refers more generally on the e#ects of the environment on psychological well-being. "erefore, a connection has emerged between mental health and the environment, which will be further explored by investigating underlying causes of eco-psychopathologies.