Short-term variations in summer temperatures and mental health-related emergency department visits in Ontario, Canada
Our findings suggest that the risk of ED visits for mental health outcomes is greater at higher summer temperatures, especially for disorders due to psychoactive substance use and among those most socially deprived.
Authors
- Éric Lavigne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6146-9839)
- Scott Weichenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-5323)
- Jura Augustinavicius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-2027)
- Shaainee Ramnawaz
Institutions
- Health Canada (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000431
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00