caa a22 4500 445367164 CHVBK 20180317142934.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00484-010-0350-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00484-010-0350-0 The influence of several changes in atmospheric states over semi-arid areas on the incidence of mental health disorders [Elektronische Daten] [Naomy Yackerson, Arkadi Zilberman, Doron Todder, Zeev Kaplan] The incidence of suicide attempts [Deliberate Self Harm (DSH); ICD-10: X60-X84] and psychotic attacks (PsA; ICD-10, F20-F29) in association with atmospheric states, typical for areas close to big deserts, was analyzed. A retrospective study is based on the 4,325 cases of DSH and PsA registered in the Mental Health Center (MHC) of Ben-Gurion University (Be'er-Sheva, Israel) during 2001-2003. Pearson and Spearman test correlations were used; the statistical significance was tested at p < 0.1. The influence of temperature and humidity on suicide attempts (N SU) and psychotic attacks (N PS) was weakly pronounced (p > 0.1). Correlation coefficients between N SU and N PS and speed WS of westerly wind reaches 0.3 (p < 0.05), while their dependence on easterly WS was weaker (p > 0.09). Variations in easterly wind direction WD influence N SU and N PS values (p < 0.04), but no corresponding correlation with westerly winds was found (p > 0.3). Obviously ,in transition areas located between different regions ,the main role of air streams in meteorological-biological impact can scarcely be exaggerated. An unstable balance in the internal state of a weather-sensitive person is disturbed when the atmospheric state is changed by specific desert winds, which can provoke significant perturbations in meteorological parameters. Results indicate the importance of wind direction, defining mainly the atmospheric situation in semi-arid areas: changes in direction of the easterly wind influence N SU and N PS, while changes in WS are important for mental health under westerly air streams. Obviously, N SU and N PS are more affected by the disturbance of weather from its normal state, for a given season, to which the local population is accustomed, than by absolute values of meteorological parameters. ISB, 2010 Atmospheric state nationallicence Semi-arid areas nationallicence Psychotic attacks nationallicence Suicide attempts nationallicence Yackerson Naomy Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B.653, 84105, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut Zilberman Arkadi Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B.653, 84105, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut Todder Doron Mental Health Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut Kaplan Zeev Mental Health Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/3(2011-05-01), 403-410 0020-7128 55:3<403 2011 55 484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0350-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0350-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yackerson Naomy Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B.653, 84105, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zilberman Arkadi Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B.653, 84105, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Todder Doron Mental Health Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaplan Zeev Mental Health Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/3(2011-05-01), 403-410 0020-7128 55:3<403 2011 55 484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer