Heat Waves Expose Mental Health Vulnerability | Amsterdam News

Psychiatric patients in the Netherlands are dying at alarming rates during heat waves — three and a half times more likely than the general public. Rising temperatures trigger crises, hospitalizations, and even suicides, fueled by medications that impair temperature regulation, mental health conditions that hinder heat response, and systemic issues like poverty and isolation. Some turn to alcohol or drugs to cope, worsening dehydration and heat vulnerability. Care teams are ramping up home visits and safety checks, but caregivers worry they’re falling short. Patients are simply asking for public water stations — a sobering reminder that extreme heat demands collective care for the most vulnerable. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3b9c671081e60510