Climate change isn’t just about the planet. It also affects human health – including mental health. Teaching resiliency to survivors is becoming an important aspect of disaster relief. We interviewed Dean Linda McCauley from Emory’s School of Nursing to find out more.
A transcript of this podcast can be viewed HERE. Interview with Linda McCauley is posted on this website with permission. Siren sound effect used under Creative Commons.
Recommended further reading on the issue of depression and diagnosis in non-Western cultures:
Horwitz, A. V., & Wakefield, J. C. (2007). The loss of sadness: How psychiatry transformed normal sorrow into depressive disorder. Oxford University Press.
Watters, E. (2010). Crazy like us: The globalization of the American psyche. Simon and Schuster.
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