Wedon’tknowforsuretowhatdegreetheformerleadstothelatter,butweneedtobevigilantabouttheplausibleconnection
”我们不确定前者多大程度上导致了后者的产生，但我们需要对二者可能的联系保持警惕。“
Recentlytheterm“climateanxiety”hascreptintothelexicontobetterdescribeourgrowingconcernsaboutclimatechange.Whilethereisevidencethatclimateanxietycanbeidentifiedandreliablymeasured,what’slessclearishowitrelatestomentalillness.Mentalhealthprovidersacrosstheworldarenotingthepresenceofclimateanxietyintheirpatients;however,thedegreetowhichitisinfluencingmentalillnessisnotyetclear,thoughevidenceaddressingthisquestionisslowlygrowing.
最近，“气候焦虑症”这一表达已经进入词典，用以描述我们对气候变化越来越多的关切。尽管有证据表明气候焦虑症的确存在并可以有效检测，但它与心理疾病的联系尚不明确。全球的心理治疗师都注意到他们的病患表现出气候焦虑症状，但它对精神疾病的影响程度尚不清楚。目前回答该问题的证据正在缓慢增加。
Foryearsnow,mentalhealthclinicianshaveseenclimateanxietyinfluencingpresentationsofmentalillnessinavarietyofways,someextreme.Forexample,onecasereportedinthemedicalliteraturediscussesa17-year-oldpatientwhowassoconcernedaboutclimatechangethathebecamedelusional,believingthatifhecontinuedtodrinkwateroruseitfortasksathome,millionsofpeoplewouldsoondieasaresultofhisconsumptionoftheirwatersupplies.Similarly,astudyofindividualswithobsessive