Eco-anxiety is a [medical / medicine] condition affecting an increasingly larger number of young people worldwide. Doctors in the UK have been [advising / advised] to raise the topic of climate change during [contractions / consultations] with patients. New guidelines [discourage / encourage] doctors to discuss the dangers of global warming. A [health / healthy] consultation might now [consent / consist] of a medical diagnosis, along with advice on how to reduce carbon footprints. It might also include help on how to deal [with / to] eco-anxiety. The Daily Mail newspaper cited critics [of / at] the guidelines who called them "seriously unethical". They said: "Doctors should spend their [precious / precocious] time treating patients rather than lecturing them on 'politicised [issue / issues] '."
The United Nations has [proscribed / described] eco-anxiety as "an emergency crisis hidden in plain sight". Eco-anxiety is [defined / definition] as stress caused by the [constant / constantly] worry about the environment and the climate crisis. The UN said the condition will [severely / severe] affect the mental health of children. Downtoearth.com wrote: "[Extreme / Extremely] weather events like wildfires, heatwaves, [draughts / droughts] , storms, and floods lead to displacement and [meal / food] shortages, causing psychological harm to humans. They lead to [anxious / anxiety] , depression and post-traumatic stress." A UN survey found that 59 per cent of young people in a study were [digressed / distressed] about the climate. The youngsters felt, "sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, and [guilt / guilty] ".
