SEASONAL VARIATION IN THE INCIDENCE OF SEVERELY CRIPPLING MENTAL DISORDERS
Abstract
Some characteristics of 976 consecutive admissions to the Willmar State Hospital over a period of 3 years were studied in terms of their variability within months and seasons of the year. Various facts leading to hypotheses emerged from the study. The reservation was stated that the results of the study apply specifically to rural areas. The study must be replicated in an urban hospital to conclude anything about urban areas.
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