Seasonal Variation in Suicides Re-Examined: no sex Difference in Hong Kong and Taiwan

In this article the seasonal variation in suicide in Hong Kong & Taiwan are examined using harmonic analysis. A single cycle per year with lowest incidence in the winter months was found in both locations & for both sexes. The absence of a biseasonal distribution of female suicides was consistently observed, contrary to findings reported from western countries. A non-shared psychosocial process underlying the cross-cultural differences in the seasonality of female suicide is suggested.