Anticipation of total solar eclipse and suicide incidence.
Around the total solar eclipse of August 11 1999, suicide incidence decreased in Timiş county, Romania, a region crossed by the path of totality and subject to eclipse-trekking, whereas no such decrease was observed in Latvia, where only a partial eclipse was observed. Collective anticipation of a positive event could have a preventive effect on suicide incidence.
Voracek
Martin
M
Department of Psychology, Division of Research Methods and Differential Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria; Liebiggasse 5/3, A-1010 Wien, martin.voracek@univie.ac.at.
Rancāns
Elmārs
E
Vintilă
Mona
M
Fisher
Maryanne
M