Hot weather 'increases suicide risk' The suicide rate rises once temperatures top 18C. Hot weather increases the risk of suicide, psychiatrists warn - as the British summer finally begins. Scientists who studied more than 50,000 suicides in England and Wales between 1993 and 2003 found that once the average daily temperature creeps above 18C there is a noticeable rise in the number of people taking their own lives. "The most likely explanation was probably a psychological one where for some people you have an unusually high degree of irritability, aggression and impulsivity"- Dr Lisa Page
Ahh, Brits... a stiff upper lip even in good times!! It's HOT, people... LOVE IT!!! It will probably only last a day or so!! I think, mayhap, Dr. Page needs an icy Mojito!
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