It has long been known that with the full moon comes violence. Ask any ER doctor, psychiatric nurse or police officer, when the moon is full, the crazies come out to play. A study at an Australian hospital has quantified moon madness, recording that violent psychiatric patients are twice as likely to present at hospital during a full moon. The patients in this study were often so violent they needed to be sedated or restrained to prevent harm to themselves or others.
In observing the patients' behaviour the author of the study could see how the werewolf myth might have started with some of these individuals attacking "the staff like animals -- biting, spitting and scratching".
While the study demonstrated that the moon does seem to have an affect on very disturbed individuals, it could not answer the how or the why.
The moon will keep her mysteries.
Source: The Australian - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/study-links-full-moon-to-violent-transformation/story-e6frg6nf-1225809982910
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