The influence of the lunar cycle on psychiatric emergency consultations: myth or reality?

Int J Emerg Med · 2026 · PMC13107721 · PMID 41845243

Europe PMC DOI

hedged sentence

—

closest p

—

boldest claim

The sentences

did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

One study [ 30 ] reported a potential increase in emergency department attendance during the full moon, although this did not reach statistical significance.

also in 111,027 other papers

Quoted from the open-access full text in Europe PMC under the licence the publisher applied. The sentence is reproduced exactly as published; the emphasis is ours.