The Devastating Impact of High Temperature on Mental Health and Suicide Rates

Scientific studies revealed that the effect of high temperature does not stop at laziness and lethargy, but rather it negatively affects brain functions and mental health, and may lead to suicide in the worst cases.

And a previous study published in the journal “Nature Climate Change” stated that an increase in temperature by only one degree Celsius in the United States and Mexico led to an increase in suicides in the two countries by one 1% as well, and there were also reports of an increase in crime rates.

It is scientifically proven that the high temperature directly affects brain functions, and those who live in non-air-conditioned homes turn sleep for them in the summer into something like torment.

Lack of sleep is one of the factors that provoke bipolar disorder, which is a sharp change in a person’s mood.

When deprived of a peaceful sleep, the neurotransmitter known as serotonin is affected, and the latter is one of the most important factors affecting our mood.

Health data in the United States show that the rise in suicides is caused by what is known as “bipolar disorder” and post-traumatic stress disorder, and these cases increase in late spring and early summer.