Effect of extreme temperatures on daily emergency room visits for mental disorders

Yoo, Eunhye; Eum, Youngseob; Gao, Qi; Chen, Kai

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-12887-w

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“…The fact that we did not observe increased risk for MBD ED visits during extreme cold temperatures is consistent with previous evidence (Yoo et al, 2021b;Wang et al, 2014;Hansen et al, 2008;Zhang et al, 2020;Lee et al, 2018). Previous studies have also found associations between exposure to extreme heat and ED visits for MBDs (Bundo et al, 2021;Carlsen et al, 2019;Mullins and White, 2019;Niu et al, 2020;Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Qiu et al, 2022;Yoo et al, 2021aYoo et al, , 2021bWang et al, 2014), although the evidence for the impact on subcategories of MBDs remains to be clarified. In particular, our findings for the impact of extreme heat on specific subcategories of MBDs corroborate previous studies that have also found impacts on substance use disorders (Niu et al, 2020;Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Yoo et al, 2021b;Wang et al, 2014), schizophrenia (Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Fig.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In terms of the age group that was most susceptible to exacerbations to heat on MBD ED visits, we found that those aged 30 to 49 were at the highest risk, which corroborates previous evidence that also found middle-aged adults to be at higher risk (Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Yoo et al, 2021a), although heterogeneity of effect across age groups is still not clear (Nori-Sarma et al, 2022). Similar to previous studies, we did not find significant effect modification by sex (Bundo et al, 2021;Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Yoo et al, 2021b).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…A growing number of studies have also reported associations between extreme temperatures and the psychotic exacerbation of core symptoms for many mental and behavior disorders (MBDs). In fact, several studies have demonstrated increases in self-reported adverse mental health outcomes, including emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions, during periods of extreme temperatures (Bundo et al, 2021;Carlsen et al, 2019;Mullins and White, 2019;Niu et al, 2020;Nori-Sarma et al, 2022;Qiu et al, 2022;Yoo et al, 2021aYoo et al, , 2021bWang et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effect modification of extreme temperatures on mental and behavior disorders by environmental factors and individual-level characteristics in Canada

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Maltby

Côté

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Environmental Research

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The effect modification of extreme temperatures on mental and behavior disorders by environmental factors and individual-level characteristics in Canada

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Maltby

Côté

et al. 2023

Environmental Research

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“…In California, Basu et al found highest risk among Hispanics for mental health-related ED visits—including mental disorders, psychosis, and neurotic disorders—associated with temperature increases as compared to Asians, Blacks, and Whites from 2005 to 2013 [ 16 ]. In a study focused on two New York counties, Yoo et al observed higher susceptibility of ED visits for mental disorders among African Americans exposed to extreme cold temperature compared to Whites [ 17 ].…”

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Racial Disparities in Climate Change-Related Health Effects in the United States

Berberian

González

Cushing

2022

Curr Envir Health Rpt

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Purpose of Review Climate change is causing warming over most parts of the USA and more extreme weather events. The health impacts of these changes are not experienced equally. We synthesize the recent evidence that climatic changes linked to global warming are having a disparate impact on the health of people of color, including children. Recent Findings Multiple studies of heat, extreme cold, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires find evidence that people of color, including Black, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Asian communities are at higher risk of climate-related health impacts than Whites, although this is not always the case. Studies of adults have found evidence of racial disparities related to climatic changes with respect to mortality, respiratory and cardiovascular disease, mental health, and heat-related illness. Children are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, and infants and children of color have experienced adverse perinatal outcomes, occupational heat stress, and increases in emergency department visits associated with extreme weather. Summary The evidence strongly suggests climate change is an environmental injustice that is likely to exacerbate existing racial disparities across a broad range of health outcomes.

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“…Significant and increasing direct and indirect impacts of extreme temperature events on human health -excessive morbidity and mortality [2,8,, negative effects on mental health [8,53,124,[129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136], human and community well-being [1,8,30,76,86,120,126,129,130], and health care systems [57,125,137] -are becoming an increasingly urgent global problem. Much is known about health consequences of heat and cold waves [1,[42][43][44][46][47][48][49]51,55,56,62,[69][70][71][72][73][74]79,81,83,86,[93][94]...…”

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confidence: 99%

Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century

Grigorieva

Revich

2021

Atmosphere

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Climate change and climate-sensitive disasters caused by climatic hazards have a significant and increasing direct and indirect impact on human health. Due to its vast area, complex geographical environment and various climatic conditions, Russia is one of the countries that suffers significantly from frequent climate hazards. This paper provides information about temperature extremities in Russia in the beginning of the 21st century, and their impact on human health. A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and e-Library, focusing on peer-reviewed journal articles published in English and in Russian from 2000 to 2021. The results are summarized in 16 studies, which are divided into location-based groups, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other large cities located in various climatic zones: in the Arctic, in Siberia and in the southern regions, in ultra-continental and monsoon climate. Heat waves in cities with a temperate continental climate lead to a significant increase in all-cause mortality than cold waves, compared with cities in other climatic zones. At the same time, in northern cities, in contrast to the southern regions and central Siberia, the influence of cold waves is more pronounced on mortality than heat waves. To adequately protect the population from the effects of temperature waves and to carry out preventive measures, it is necessary to know specific threshold values of air temperature in each city.

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Effect of extreme temperatures on daily emergency room visits for mental disorders

Cited by 23 publications

References 54 publications

The effect modification of extreme temperatures on mental and behavior disorders by environmental factors and individual-level characteristics in Canada

The effect modification of extreme temperatures on mental and behavior disorders by environmental factors and individual-level characteristics in Canada

Racial Disparities in Climate Change-Related Health Effects in the United States

Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century

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