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Biorhythms revisited: rhythm and blues?

D K Winstead, B D Schwartz, D Mallott

    The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
    |October 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    This study found no link between psychiatric admission dates and biorhythm cycles. Patient admissions for depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia did not correlate with critical or phase days in biorhythm analysis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Chronobiology
    • Medical Statistics

    Background:

    • Previous research indicated no significant correlation between psychiatric admission timing and biorhythm cycles.
    • Biorhythm theory posits cyclical variations in human behavior and well-being.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between psychiatric admission dates and biorhythm cycle phases.
    • To determine if critical days in biorhythm cycles are associated with psychiatric admissions.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of admission dates for 313 psychiatric patients (192 major depression, 88 bipolar disorder, 33 schizophrenia/other).
    • Statistical evaluation of admission dates against critical days and specific phases (ascendant vs. recuperative) of the biorhythm cycle.
    • Comparison of findings between affectively ill patients and those with other diagnoses.

    Main Results:

    • No statistically significant relationship was found between the date of psychiatric admission and critical days in the biorhythm cycle.
    • No association was identified between admission dates and any combination of critical/noncritical biorhythm days.
    • Further analysis revealed no significant link between admission dates and biorhythm cycle phases (ascendant/recuperative) or combinations thereof.
    • No significant differences were observed between affectively ill patients and other diagnostic groups regarding biorhythm cycle associations.

    Conclusions:

    • The study concludes that biorhythm cycles do not appear to influence the timing of psychiatric admissions.
    • Findings suggest that biorhythm theory lacks predictive power for psychiatric admission events.
    • No evidence supports a connection between biorhythm phases and the need for psychiatric care across different diagnoses.

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