Extreme heat getting you down? It’s not all in your head
is making you anxious and irritable, even depressed, it’s not all in your head. Soaring temperatures can damage not just the body but also the mind.
Researchers have reported a 0.7 per cent increase in suicides linked to rising temperatures, and about a 4 to 6 per cent increase in interpersonal violence, including homicides. The gap was evident across a range of mental health conditions, including mood and anxiety disorders, stress disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorders and self-harm.
Days or weeks of sleeping in overly warm rooms can not only exacerbate chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, but also negatively affect psychiatric disorders, suicide risk, memory, mood and cognitive function. Serotonin, a neurotransmitter linked to mood, anxiety and depression, also regulates the body’s ability to sense temperature. Increased sunlight and heat can raise serotonin levels and may lead to mood swings, aggression and irritability.
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