13. Case Study: The Climate Impact on Anxiety and Panic Attacks Code Green: The Climate-Smart Health Professional

In this episode we speak to Dr. Carissa Klarich, Dr. Jennifer Robohm, and Dr. Robin Cooper, co-authors of a case emphasizing the connection between climate change, anxiety, and panic disorder. Check out their written case (adaptable for medical school curricula) at Climate Resources for Health Education: https://climatehealthed.org/course/anxiety/. In addition to podcast participants, case development was led by Caellaugh Catley.

Resources mentioned:


Landmark Montana climate case
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/montana-youth-climate-ruling.html
Caellaugh Catley’s climate efforts
https://sustainability.wustl.edu/student-represents-school-of-medicine-at-cleanmed-conference/

Episode written by Phoebe Cunningham and Elizabeth Whidden, Produced by Natasha Sood, and Edited by Liana Haigis.