Citation

Micciolo R, Zimmermann-Tansella C, Williams P, Tansella M. J. Affect. Disord. 1988; 15(2): 163-168.

Affiliation

Cattedra e Servizio di Psicologia Medica, Università di Verona, Italy.

Comment In:

J Affect Disord 1990;19(3):171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2975687

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study on the seasonal variation of suicides occurred in Italy during the years 1969-1981. We found evidence for a cyclical pattern with one cycle per year for North/Central as well as for South Italy with no difference between the two parts in the variance explained by it. However, urban regions showed a higher seasonality than the rural parts of Italy, independently of their geographical location. To account for these findings, the hypothesis of a strong seasonal related urban rhythm has been put forward.

Language: en