Julia Feriato Corvetto
Doctoral student
Julia Feriato Corvetto is a doctoral student (Dr. med.) and scientific assistant at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health since 2022. Her work interests are on the impacts of climate change - extreme weather events and heat - on mental health. This is the least studied area on climate change, therefore she aims to raise awareness of the heat-related risks among psychiatric patients, health professionals and caregivers and provide scientific evidence for policymakers, in Brazil.
For her thesis, she uses quantitative methods to measure the effects of heat on the emergency department visits for mental conditions, including suicide attempt, in the Brazilian city of Curitiba.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Julia worked as a general practitioner at emergency services, in Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contributions
Scholarships
Scholarships:
- 2022-2024, for the doctoral studies: KAAD (Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst)
- 2015-2020, for the medical degree: PROUNI (Brazilian government)
- 2010-2012, for the high school: Santos Andirá (private company)
Publications
Corvetto JF, Helou AY, Dambach P, Müller T, Sauerborn R. A Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of Climate Change on the Global Demand for Psychiatric Services. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1190; Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021190.
Corvetto, J. F., Helou, A. Y., Kriit, H. K., Federspiel, A., Bunker, A., Liyanage, P., ... & Sauerborn, R. (2024). Private vs. public emergency visits for mental health due to heat: An indirect socioeconomic assessment of heat vulnerability and healthcare access, in Curitiba, Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, 173312. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173312.
Corvetto, J. F., Federspiel, A., Sewe, M. O., Müller, T., Bunker, A., & Sauerborn, R. (2023). Impact of heat on mental health emergency visits: a time series study from all public emergency centres, in Curitiba, Brazil. BMJ open, 13(12), e079049. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079049.