Parasuicide and the lunar cycle.
Admissions to hospital following parasuicide in one city over eighteen years exhibit a cyclical variation apparently synchronized with the lunar quarters. The effect would only account for approximately 0.7 out of the average of 46 parasuicides per 100,000 adults per lunar cycle (95% CI 0.6-0.8), and fails to reach statistical significance.
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Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016081:Moon; D010507:Periodicity; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*