Can heat affect mental health?
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Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health?
When the temperature increases by one degree Celsius, there is an increased chance of anxiety disorder. When it comes to humidity, we find this increasing chance of co-occurring depression and anxiety. And then the final exposure is being exposed to extreme flooding. People who reported in the last 12 months to have experienced flooding, they have higher chances of all three conditions,. Depression and anxiety, depression and anxiety co-occur.
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