Most of us are well aware of the environmental impacts of climate change, however, have you wondered about the psychological toll Earth's changing climate is taking on humans? We have, too.
To what degree are people experiencing resulting anxiety, stress, and depression, and what is being done? What can we do?
In this RESET CONVERSATION, Dr. Lise Van Susteren will explore the psychological effects of the climate crisis, and what humans need to do now.
Van Susteren is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, and an expert on the physical and psychological impacts of climate change.
She is the co-author of "The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the U.S. - Why the US Mental Health System Is Not Prepared".
A Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, Van Susteren has been a consultant to the Executive Branch of the US government profiling world leaders.
After receiving her medical degree from the University of Paris, she practiced medicine in West Africa, at community centers and homeless shelters in metropolitan Washington, DC.
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