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A link between apparent temperature and emergency visits for mental and behavioural disorderders?
Researchers on the CUSSH Project aimed to assess the short-term effect of apparent temperature (AT) on daily emergency visits of mental and behavioural disorders (MDs) in Beijing, China.
1 February 2023
Psychiatric disorders are generally characterised by a combination of abnormal thoughts, perceptions, emotions, behavioural and relationships with others, including neurodevelopmental, bipolar, depressive and anxiety disorders and schizophrenia and have a significant impact on the global burden of mental illness.
The mechanism by which temperature affects health is complex and may be mediated by other factors. Apparent temperature (AT) combines meteorological indicators and has been proven to characterise the physiological impact better than temperature alone.