HOMICIDES AND THE LUNAR CYCLE - TOWARD A THEORY OF LUNAR INFLUENCE ON HUMAN EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE

• NCJ Number: 26028
• Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Dated: (JULY 1972) Pages: 101-106
• Author(s): A L LIEBER; C R SHERIN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: American Psychiatric Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DATA ON HOMICIDES WERE ANALYZED BY COMPUTER TO DETERMINE WHETHER A RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN THE LUNAR SYNODIC CYCLE AND HUMAN EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE.

Abstract

A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT LUNAR PERIODICITY WAS DEMONSTRATED FOR HOMICIDES COMMITTED IN DADE COUNTY (FL) OVER A FIFTEEN YEAR PERIOD. A SIMILAR, BUT NONSIGNIFICANT PERIODICTY WAS FOUND FOR HOMICIDES OCCURRING OVER A THIRTEEN YEAR PERIOD IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY (OH).