Lunar cycle and consultations for anxiety and depression in general practice

被引：29
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作者：
Wilkinson, G
Piccinelli, M
Roberts, S
Micciolo, R
Fry, J
机构：
[1] UNIV VERONA, IST PSICHIAT, SERV PSICOL MED, I-37100 VERONA, ITALY
[2] UNIV TRENT, IST STAT & RIC OPERAT, TRENT, ITALY
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY | 1997年 / 43卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1177/002076409704300103
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
The influence of the moon on patient consultations for anxiety or depression in general practice was assessed through a retrospective survey based on general practice medical records and on lunar records detailing the dates and times of different phases of the moon. Seven-hundred-eighty-two patients continuously registered in a general practice in Beckenham, South London, between 1971 and 1988 were included in analyses. No statistically significant lunar effect was found by setting the expected surge in consultations one to three days after the full moon and the period of the sine-wave curve to 30 days. Similarly, no statistically significant lunar effect was found, when the period of the sine-wave curve was allowed to vary in order to best fit the data. The moon had little influence on when individuals consulted their general practitioner with anxiety or depression.
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