Effects of Full-Moon Definition on Psychiatric Emergency Department Presentations

Table 2

Frequencies and percentages for psychiatric ED presentations for the 24-hour model.

Characteristic	24 hr full-moon period (𝑛=310)			All other times (𝑛=9657)
	n	M (SD)	Percent	n	M (SD)	Percent
Age		37.06 (19.98)			36.03 (18.95)
Gender
Male	178		57.4	5208		53.9
Female	132		42.6	4448		46.1
Marital status
Married	39		12.8	1429		15
Single	187		61.3	5864		61.6
Divorced	17		5.6	609		6.4
Separated	11		3.6	508		5.3
Widowed	16		5.2	350		3.7
Common-law	35		11.5	754		7.9
Primary diagnosis
Dementia, delirium, and cognitive disorders	6		1.9	198		2.0
Substance-related disorders	131		42.3	3792		39.3
Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders	25		8.1	549		5.7
Mood disorders	28		9	950		9.8
Adjustment disorders	26		8.4	764		7.9
Anxiety disorders	60		19.4	2433		25.2
Somatoform and dissociative disorders	6		1.9	227		2.4
Eating disorders	0		0	43		0.4
Personality disorders	8		2.6	110		1.1
Childhood disorders	8		2.6	290		3
Others	12		3.9	301		3.1
Arrival mode
Ground ambulance	110		35.5	3336		34.5
Others	1		0.3	28		0.3
Police	18		5.8	637		6.6
Walk-in	179		57.7	5638		58.4
Triage code
Emergent	44		14.2	920		9.5
Less urgent	97		31.3	2985		30.9
Nonurgent	8		2.6	442		4.6
Resuscitation	1		0.3	33		0.3
Unavailable	0		0	1		0
Urgent	160		51.6	5276		54.6