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Editorial

Global warming is a mental health issue: An editorial

Kévin Ghaindera Department of Psychiatry, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France;b Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
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Ségolène Dreyfuss Rusnaca Department of Psychiatry, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France;b Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
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Claudia Schettinia Department of Psychiatry, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France;b Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
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Come Lemièrea Department of Psychiatry, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France;b Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
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Eric Buia Department of Psychiatry, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France;b Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France;c Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 200-202 | Published online: 01 Aug 2022

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