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ArticleNeuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater2018

[Time-related aspects of suicides - suicide frequency related to birthday, major holidays, day of the week, season, month of birth and zodiac signs].

Eberhard A Deisenhammer, Christoph Stiglbauer, Georg Kemmler

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Article in Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Eberhard A DeisenhammerUniversitätsklinik für Psychiatrie 1, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich. eberhard.deisenhammer@i-med.ac.at.
Christoph StiglbauerUniversitätsklinik für Psychiatrie 1, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich.
Georg KemmlerUniversitätsklinik für Psychiatrie 1, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich.

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Abstract

backgroundSuicides are generally the consequence of overchallenged coping strategies of individual for psychological, social or internal and external biological strain factors. Timing of the suicide, too, may be influenced by external factors. Studies so far have yielded in part inconsistent results concerning the association of suicides with particular days or periods of the year. Even less is known regarding a potential effect of the time of birth on suicide risk.

methodsThe Tyrol Suicide Register (TSR) provides data on suicides occurring in the Austrian State of Tyrol including birthday of the suicide victim and day of the suicide. In the present study the frequency of suicides was analyzed with regard to birthday, day of the week, major holidays and season over a period of 17 years. Further, a potential association with month of birth and zodiac signs was studied.

resultsWe found a significant variation in suicide frequency concerning day of the week with a peak on Mondays and Tuesdays and seasonality with increased numbers in spring and summer months.

conclusionsThe increase of suicide numbers at the beginning of the week may be explained by the "broken-promise effect" which has been described as the consequence of frustrated expectations concerning the weekend. Possible explanations for the suicide peaks in spring and summer may be biological, specifically serotonergic alterations as well as the experience of depressed patients perceiving the social and emotional contrast to people who are able to enjoy these periods of pleasure and outdoor activities.

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