The Effect of Heat Waves on Mental Health in a Temperate Australian City

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Authors

Alana Hansen · The University of Adelaide

Peng Bi · The University of Adelaide

Monika Nitschke · Government of Western Australia Department of Health

Philip Ryan · The University of Adelaide

Dino Pisaniello · The University of Adelaide

Graeme Tucker · Government of Western Australia Department of Health

Abstract

Improvements in the management and care of the mentally ill need to be addressed to avoid an increase in psychiatric morbidity and mortality as heat waves become more frequent.

Topics & Keywords

Climate Change and Health Impacts Thermoregulation and physiological responses Health, psychology, and well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 116, Issue 10, pp. 1369-1375

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11339

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