Wilkinson G, Piccinelli M, Roberts S, Micciolo R, Fry J
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1997 Spring;43(1):29-34. doi: 10.1177/002076409704300103.
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.
通过一项基于全科医疗记录以及详细记录月亮不同相位日期和时间的月球记录的回顾性调查，评估了月亮对全科医疗中焦虑或抑郁患者就诊情况的影响。纳入分析的患者为1971年至1988年期间在伦敦南部贝肯纳姆的一家全科诊所持续登记的782名患者。将满月后1至3天就诊人数的预期激增以及正弦波曲线周期设定为30天，未发现具有统计学意义的月球效应。同样，当允许正弦波曲线周期变化以最佳拟合数据时，也未发现具有统计学意义的月球效应。月亮对个体因焦虑或抑郁而咨询全科医生的时间影响很小。
