“Extreme heat can make people more depressed or irritable, it can bring on psychotic outbreaks, and people on certain psychiatric medications are more sensitive to heat,” said Jane Gilbert, the world’s first Chief Heat Officer, a government position established in 2021 in Miami-Dade County.

“Extreme heat can make people more depressed or irritable, it can bring on psychotic outbreaks, and people on certain psychiatric medications are more sensitive to heat,” said Jane Gilbert, the world’s first Chief Heat Officer, a government position established in 2021 in Miami-Dade County.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/06/heat-affects-mental-health