title: Monthly and seasonal variation in parasuicide. A sex difference.
abstract: In a total of 22,169 parasuicides over 19 years, there was evidence for a seasonal cycle in parasuicide admissions among women, with an increase during the summer and a fall over the winter, including a pronounced December nadir. Further analysis of the winter trough suggests a sociological explanation, the focal point being Christmas. There was no evidence for monthly or seasonal variation among men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masterton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D012737:Sex Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*