Psychiatric chrono‐epidemiology
Its relevance for the study of aggression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11106959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonio Preti (0000-0001-9003-9838, University of Cagliari, corresponding author), Paola Miotto (0000-0002-0134-9728), Monica De Coppi, Donatella Petretto, Донателла Рита Петретто (0000-0002-4471-7332, University of Cagliari), Masala Carmelo (University of Cagliari) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 477-490 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aggressive Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-140X • E-ISSN: 1098-2337 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ab.10033 |
| OpenAlex | W2028004570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 101 |
Chrono‐epidemiology is the study of the distribution of health events according to time. The time intervals taken into account have cyclic patterns and include circadian, weekly, seasonal, and circannual rhythms. In the behavioural field, chrono‐epidemiology can be and has been applied to studies concerning the causes of death (suicide and homicide), clinical events such as admissions to and contacts with mental healthcare services, and the seasonal distribution of crime involving the use of violence. Frequently reported findings include clear circadian and seasonal rhythms present in the phenomenon of suicide (rhythms more evident in the case of violent suicide); seasonal rhythms in the expression of aggression by patients hospitalised for mental illness; and a circannual recurrence of crimes with a violent component. The intrinsic circadian and seasonal rhythms of some neuronal systems, particularly those of serotonin, involved in the control of mood and impulses, are thought to favour the behavioural rhythms observed, although the contribution of socio‐environmental factors, such as the fluctuation of supportive networks according to time, is also acknowledged. By demonstrating non‐casual recurrence of certain behaviour and by exploring the socio‐biological basis of the rhythms beneath these recurrences, chrono‐epidemiology may offer important etiologic and preventive clues to the understanding of the biological and environmental correlates of aggressive behaviour. Aggr. Behav. 28:477–490, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Aggression · Chronobiology · Circadian rhythm · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mood · Poison control · Psychiatry · Rhythm · Suicide prevention · Epidemiology · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Seasonal variation in suicide and homicide
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Violence and Severe Mental Illness
Excess mortality of mental disorder
Criminalizing mental disorder
Criminalizing mental disorder
Seasonal Changes in Rule Infractions among Prisoners
Temporal Disappointment, Homicide and Suicide
Assault as a function of time and temperature
Temperature and aggression
Annual rhythms in human violence and sexual aggression in the United States and the role of temperature
The Violent and Illegal Behavior of Mental Patients Reconsidered
Real in Their Consequences
The criminalization of the mentally ill
Temperature and aggression
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |