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Yesterday, I sent a friend who works in a hospital in Scotland the Egyptian Ministry of Health's guidelines for managing psychiatric inpatients during heatwaves. These guidelines were developed and circulated following the deaths of 10 patients from heat-related complications in 2015. These are mostly low-cost interventions like: keeping patients hydrated provide cool areas limit sun exposure lower antipsychotic doses to the minimum needed and avoid long‑acting forms stop the drug if core…