Hot temperatures tend to make people cranky, but heat’s impact on our mental health goes much deeper than that. In this, the 3rd article from our Extreme Heat series, we delve into the impact of extreme heat on our mental health, including how preexisting mental illness, substance use disorder, and certain medications contribute to risk, and compound the impacts. Image credit: NOAA

While snow is often either a lovely wintertime distraction or a manageable nuisance, research reveals that it can also be the source of anxiety, depression, and stress, especially if the power goes out, the temperatures are below freezing, and the roads are impassable for extended periods of time.