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»Extreme heat is not only a physical stress, but also a serious risk of mental health. It increases stress, sleep disorders and mental previous illnesses, «says Andrea Benecke, President of the Federal Psychotherapist Chamber (BPTK), on the occasion of today’s heat action day. The number of aggressive incidents is increasing, there are more emergency rooms in acute psychiatry. According to the German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Nerve medicine (DGPPN), even the number of suicides increases when it is hot.
