Ambient maximum daily temperature and mental health-related presentations to a western Sydney emergency department, 2015-2019: analysis of hospital and meteorological data

Med J Aust. 2024 Apr 15;220(7):379-380. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52267. Epub 2024 Apr 3.

Authors

Wen Yu Claire Ooi¹, Taylor A Braund^{2

3

4}, James Elhindi⁵, Anthony Wf Harris^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
² Black Dog Institute, Sydney, NSW.
³ The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 38571389
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52267

No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency services, psychiatric; Public health.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Air Pollution*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hospitals
Humans
Mental Health*
Temperature