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The British Journal of Psychiatry 152: 820-823 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Influence of climate on the prevalence of mania

PA Carney, CT Fitzgerald and CE Monaghan
University Department of Psychiatry, Regional Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

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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