Owen C, Tarantello C, Jones M, Tennant C
University of Sydney, Department of Psychological Medicine, Manly Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1998 Aug;32(4):496-9. doi: 10.3109/00048679809068322.
It is commonly believed that the full moon exerts an influence on violence and aggression in psychiatric settings. The literature to date is contentious. This study used a robust methodology to examine the hypothesis that there was an increased frequency of violent and aggressive behaviour among hospitalised psychiatric clients at the time of the full moon.
Prospective data were collected in five inpatient psychiatric settings across the Northern Sydney Area Health Service. Morrison's hierarchy of violence and aggression was used to rate behaviour. Lunar phases were clearly defined and Poisson regression used to examine relationships between lunar phase and violence. Extraneous temporal variation was considered.
No significant relationship was found between total violence and aggression or level of violence and aggression and any phase of the moon.
Future research could profitably examine the implications of a belief in the lunar effect among health workers in the face of evidence that no relationship exists between violence, aggression and the lunar cycle.
人们普遍认为满月会对精神科环境中的暴力和攻击行为产生影响。迄今为止的文献存在争议。本研究采用了一种可靠的方法来检验这一假设，即满月时住院精神科患者的暴力和攻击行为频率会增加。
在北悉尼地区卫生服务中心的五个住院精神科环境中收集前瞻性数据。使用莫里森的暴力和攻击行为分级法对行为进行评分。明确界定月相，并使用泊松回归分析来研究月相与暴力行为之间的关系。考虑了外部时间变化因素。
未发现总暴力和攻击行为或暴力和攻击行为程度与任何月相之间存在显著关系。
鉴于有证据表明暴力、攻击行为与月周期之间不存在关系，未来的研究可以有益地探讨医护人员相信月相效应所带来的影响。
