Research Article
Effects of Full-Moon Definition on Psychiatric Emergency Department Presentations
Table 3
Frequencies and percentages for psychiatric ED presentations for the 3-day model.
| Characteristic | 3-day full-moon period () | All other times () | n | M (SD) | Percent | n | M (SD) | Percent |
| Age | | 35.72 (18.79) | | | 36.10 (19.00) | | Gender | | | | | | | Male | 540 | | 53.1 | 4846 | | 54.1 | Female | 476 | | 46.9 | 4104 | | 45.9 | Marital status | | | | | | | Married | 148 | | 14.8 | 1320 | | 15.0 | Single | 603 | | 60.2 | 5448 | | 61.8 | Divorced | 61 | | 6.1 | 565 | | 6.4 | Separated | 54 | | 5.4 | 465 | | 5.3 | Widowed | 46 | | 4.6 | 320 | | 3.6 | Common-law | 89 | | 8.9 | 700 | | 7.9 | Primary diagnosis | | | | | | | Dementia, delirium, and cognitive disorders | 20 | | 2.0 | 184 | | 2.1 | Substance-related disorders | 407 | | 40.1 | 3516 | | 39.3 | Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders | 70 | | 6.9 | 504 | | 5.6 | Mood disorders | 95 | | 9.4 | 883 | | 9.9 | Adjustment disorders | 77 | | 7.6 | 713 | | 8.0 | Anxiety disorders | 248 | | 24.4 | 2245 | | 25.1 | Somatoform and dissociative disorders | 21 | | 2.1 | 212 | | 2.4 | Eating disorders | 5 | | 0.5 | 38 | | 0.4 | Personality disorders | 13 | | 1.3 | 105 | | 1.2 | Childhood disorders | 29 | | 2.9 | 269 | | 3.0 | Others | 31 | | 3.1 | 282 | | 3.2 | Arrival mode | | | | | | | Ground ambulance | 340 | | 33.5 | 3106 | | 34.7 | Others | 3 | | 0.3 | 26 | | 0.3 | Police | 72 | | 7.1 | 583 | | 6.5 | Walk-in | 598 | | 58.9 | 5219 | | 58.3 | Triage code | | | | | | | Emergent | 98 | | 9.6 | 866 | | 9.7 | Less urgent | 308 | | 30.3 | 2774 | | 31 | Nonurgent | 46 | | 4.5 | 404 | | 4.5 | Resuscitation | 4 | | 0.4 | 30 | | 0.3 | Unavailable | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | | 0.0 | Urgent | 560 | | 55.1 | 4876 | | 54.5 |
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