http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers directed by Professor Geneviève Belleville of Université Laval's School of Psychology after having examined the relationship between the moon's phases and the number of patients who show up at hospital emergency rooms experiencing psychological problems. Details on the study can be found on the website of the scientific journal General Hospital Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-myth-debunked-full-moon-incidence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:47:11 EST news272551562