Drought as a mental health exposure
-
Altmetric Citations
O'Brien, Lean; Berry, Helen; Coleman, C; Hanigan, Ivan
Description
The mental health impact of drought is poorly quantified and no previous research has demonstrated a relationship between distress and explicit environmentally based measures of drought. With continuing climate change, it is important to understand what drought is and how it may affect the mental health. We quantified drought in terms of duration and intensity of relative dryness and identified drought characteristics associated with poor mental health to evaluate any vulnerability in rural and...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
---|---|
Date published: | 2014 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69915 |
Source: | Environmental Research |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2014.03.014 |
Download
File | Description | Size | Format | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|
01_O'Brien_Drought_as_a_mental_health_2014.pdf | Embargoed (For access options please use the DOI link above) | 444.18 kB | Adobe PDF | Request a copy |
Items in Open Research are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Updated: 19 May 2020/ Responsible Officer: University Librarian/ Page Contact: Library Systems & Web Coordinator