Hillard J R, Holland J M, Ramm D
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1981 Dec;38(12):1377-81. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1981.01780370079011.
It is widely believed among psychiatrists and laymen alike that Christmas and other holidays are associated with an increased incidence of psychopathology. Statistical studies, however, consistently have been shown the Christmas season to be associated with a low incidence of suicide and psychiatric hospitalization. The present study examines the number and type of visits to a 24-hour psychiatric emergency service over a seven-year period. There is a decrease in the number of visits during the days and weeks before Christmas and an increase of roughly the same magnitude afterward. The effect is more prominent for women and older persons but does not seem to differentially affect persons of different racial, marital, or diagnostic status.
精神病学家和外行人普遍认为，圣诞节和其他节日与精神病理学发病率的增加有关。然而，统计研究一直表明，圣诞节期间自杀和精神科住院的发病率较低。本研究调查了七年期间24小时精神科急诊服务的就诊人数和类型。圣诞节前几天和几周的就诊人数有所减少，之后则增加了大致相同的幅度。这种影响在女性和老年人中更为明显，但似乎对不同种族、婚姻状况或诊断状态的人没有差异影响。
