Climate Change and Extreme Weather Disasters: Evacuation Stress Is Associated With Youths' Somatic Complaints

• 2023

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• Annette La Greca; Evan Burdette; Kaitlyn Brodar
PMID: 37425189DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1196419

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This study examined how evacuation stress and hurricane exposure affected youth somatic complaints after Hurricane Irma in Florida. The research found that greater evacuation stress led to more psychological distress in youth, which in turn increased somatic complaints. This highlights the importance of preparing youth and families in disaster-prone areas for potential evacuations to reduce distress and health issues.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Anxiety; Child Health Services; Depression; Mental Health; Pediatrics; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress, Psychological; Cyclonic Storms; Climate Change; Extreme Weather

Institutions: University of Miami

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