The Current18:03Therapists target climate anxiety
As climate change raises temperatures and increases the impact of natural disasters around the world, some doctors are trying to find ways to tackle the distress impending environmental doom is wracking on people’s mental and physical health.
“I think one of the things about climate or eco-anxiety that we have to keep in mind is giving people a sense of agency, giving people a sense that they can do something about it,” said Dr. Melissa Lem, president-elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Climate anxiety, also known as eco-anxiety, is the distress some people may feel
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