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Influence of Climate on the Prevalence of Mania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. A. Carney ,
C. T. Fitzgerald  and
C. E. Monaghan
C. E. Monaghan
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Regional Hospital, Galway
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Abstract

Monthly rates of admission of manic patients to the Department of Psychiatry in Galway Regional Hospital were examined for a five-year period. Monthly variation in admission rates was compared with monthly levels of sunshine, temperature and daylength. Results indicated a significant seasonal variation in the prevalence of mania: admission rates were higher in the sunnier months and in months with a greater average daylength. It is suggested that the presentation of mania in this fashion is due to an abnormal response to light in these patients.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 820 - 823
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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