Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – After dealing with an excessive amount of heat this past week and being in an “extreme heat warning” we ask: where does your mental health stand? Barbara Wheatley, Lead Clinician at Memorial Behavioral Health here in Springfield, stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to answer that question.
Does dealing with heat effect us mentally?
“ Environmental factors do apply. Our embedded crisis team that works with Springfield Police Department took several individuals to the ER (Wednesday) for heat related illnesses. Staying hydrated, staying cool as possible, taking your medications as scheduled is still very important, and it decreases the amount of stress you experience because this is one of those environmental factors that affects our mental health.”
Besides staying hydrated and keeping up on medication, what else can we do to keep our mental health in check?
