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Apr 2021
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4. Climate Change and Mental Health (wit...

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How can we best discuss climate change and mental health with our patients, and what steps can we take to deal with our own climate anxiety? Join us as we discuss all of this and more with our special guest Dr. Elizabeth Haase, a founding member of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Nevada in Reno. Producer and host Julia Rothschild also details the latest literature on the intersection of climate change and psychiatry. Special thanks to Dr. Haase and the entire Climate Psychiatry Alliance for helping create this episode. To learn more about the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and ways to get involved, head over to their website at https://www.climatepsychiatry.org/.

Hosted by Julia Rothschild

Written by Julia Rothschild

Edited by Liana Haigis

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