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Ambient Temperature and Associations with Daily Visits to a Psychiatric Emergency Unit in Sweden

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  • Hanne Krage Carlsen

    (Psykiatri Affektiva, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 416 50 Gothenburg, Sweden
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gothenburg University, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden)

  • Anna Oudin

    (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, 223 63 Lund, Sweden
    Section of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

  • Steinn Steingrimsson

    (Psykiatri Affektiva, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 416 50 Gothenburg, Sweden
    Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden)

  • Daniel Oudin Åström

    (Section of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

Abstract

High or low ambient temperatures pose a risk factor for the worsening or onset of psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ambient temperature and psychiatric emergency visits in an urban region in a temperate climate. The daily number of visits to a psychiatric emergency room (PEVs) at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden and the daily mean temperature were extracted for the study period 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2017. Case-crossover analysis with distributed lag non-linear models was used to analyse the data by season. The warm season was defined as May to August and the cold season as November to February. Shorter lags periods were used for the warm season than the cold season. In the analysis, temperatures at the 95th percentile was associated with 14% (95% confidence interval (CI): 2%, 28%) increase in PEVs at lag 0–3 and 22% (95%CI: 6%, 40%) for lags 0–14 during the warm season, relative to the seasonal minimum effect temperature (MET). During the cold season temperatures at the 5th percentile were associated with 25% (95% CI: −8%, 13%) and 18% (95% CI: −30%, 98%) increase in PEVs at lags 0–14 and 0–21 respectively. We observed an increased number of PEVs at high and low temperatures; however, not to a statistically significant extent for low temperatures. Our findings are similar to what has been found for somatic diseases and in studies of other mental health outcomes in regions with more extreme climates. This merits the inclusion of individuals with psychiatric disorders in awareness planning for climate warning systems.

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  • Hanne Krage Carlsen & Anna Oudin & Steinn Steingrimsson & Daniel Oudin Åström, 2019. "Ambient Temperature and Associations with Daily Visits to a Psychiatric Emergency Unit in Sweden," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:2:p:286-:d:199441
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    1. Julia Feriato Corvetto & Ammir Yacoub Helou & Peter Dambach & Thomas Müller & Rainer Sauerborn, 2023. "A Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of Climate Change on the Global Demand for Psychiatric Services," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-27, January.
    2. Lorenzo Lippi & Alessandro de Sire & Arianna Folli & Alessio Turco & Stefano Moalli & Antonio Ammendolia & Antonio Maconi & Marco Invernizzi, 2022. "Environmental Factors in the Rehabilitation Framework: Role of the One Health Approach to Improve the Complex Management of Disability," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-13, November.

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