Synodic lunar phases and suicide:based on 2605 suicides over 23 years, a full moon peak is apparent in premenopausal women from northern Finland

• Main Authors: Meyer-Rochow, V. B. (Victor Benno), Hakko, T. (Tapani), Hakko, H. (Helinä), Riipinen, P. (Pirkko), Timonen, M. (Markku)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Moon Peak; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021050328474

Abstract Suicide data for this study were available for the period of March 1988 to June 2011, and involved 2111 male and 494 female victims from the Finnish province of Oulu. Data for lunar phases during that period were categorised into three groups: new moon (<25% visible), full moon (>75%...