Open AccessLong-Term Drought Harms Mental Health in Rural Communities
Author(s) -
Kimberly Cartier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo152162
Subject(s) - term (time) , mental health , geography , environmental planning , psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
In rural and remote communities in Australia, psychological distress worsened during the first few years of a prolonged drought. Other signs of poor mental health persisted beyond that time.
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