Introduction
Following on from the previous posts this post will look at
the influence of the Moon on emergency rooms and psychiatric wards. It is a
very common observation to those who work in emergency rooms and in psychiatric
wards that on a night of a full moon, the number of emergency room admittals is
higher than normal than normal and in psychiatric wards the in-patients are more
restless and agitated than usual.
Many Studies
Many studies have been made with regard to the effect of the
Moon on emergency department admissions and psychiatric ward conditions.
The results of some studies are quite conclusive while
others are rather confusing. It seems though that the effect of the moon can
vary from individual to individual. For example it seems that one individual
may feel the influence of a full moon very strongly a few days before the full
moon, while others a day after and for some others on the same night as full
moon.
Emergency Rooms
For triage nurses and doctors who work in emergency rooms, are
quite accustomed to be briefed about that tonight is a full moon and an
increased number of admittals is to be expected. Typically on a full moon’s
night the number of admittals due to injuries related to violence is greater
and studies have concluded that on a full moon the number of break-ins and
other small crimes increases as well. Usually on a full moon’s night the number
of admissions to the emergency department increases and the urgency of the admissions
is generally higher as well.
Some studies on the other hand have resulted in
contradictory results where a full moon 12 hour and 24 hour period yielded more
positive results of the correlation between increased admissions and the full
moon while the 3 day period seemed to show no positive correlation.
This I think is due to the fact that the influence of the full
Moon peaks at different times around a full moon for each individual. Some for
example may feel it very intensely a day or two before full moon, while others
on the night of the full moon while others a day after etc.
Psychiatric Wards
Those who work in psychiatric wards can easily observe the
more restless and agitated nature of patients on the night of a full moon night,
suggesting that the full moon does in fact have an influence upon the psyche of
the human being. It seems in those that are more unbalanced than normal -
mentally speaking, the effect of the moon is greater.
Studies have shown that on a full moon the number of
admissions to psychiatric wards or at least the number presentations that were
psychologically related does increase on a full moon’s night. It appeared from
one study that the number of admissions or presentations increased not for
anxiety disorders but for personality disorders to do with misbehaviour.
This is quite an interesting observation actually, because
the full moon provokes energy and agitation in the person not depression, fear
and anxiety. It is the opposite in fact. So that is why on a full moon’s night
there are less anxiety or depression disorder suffers admitted to hospital on
such nights. Their admission or presentation numbers may well increase on a new
moon, when the level of agitation and excitement is at its lowest.
Conclusion
Here is although a bit contradictory in certain places that the
moon does somehow affect human behaviour. We say in Gnosis that this effect can
of course be annulled, but to do that we first need a permanent centre of
gravity in our psyche to which we always gravitate and cling to and the Moon’s
influence cannot pull us away from.
End (18).
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