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The Time Is Now: Climate Change and Mental Health

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    Andreea L. Seritan

  2. International Bird Rescue, Fairfield, CA, USA

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Seritan, A.L., Seritan, I. The Time Is Now: Climate Change and Mental Health. Acad Psychiatry 44, 373–374 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-020-01212-1

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