Gordon, Charmaine Berk, Michael 18117805 Volume 6 Issue 3 2003 Sabinet Online p.24-27 Objectives : To correlate geomagnetic storm activity with suicide rates. Design : A retrospective analysis over a 13 year period, Janaury 1980 to December 1992. Setting : Hermanus Magnetic Observatory (data on geomagnetic storm activity), South African Central Statistical Services (data on suicide rates). Subjects : Nil. Outcome measures : Geomagnetic storm activity and suicide rates. Results : A significant correlation (r= 0, 6964 ; p< 0, 01) was found between the mean total of suicides and the mean average of storm activity during the same period. This correlation was true of both male (r= 0, 6301 ; p< 0, 025) and female (r= 0, 7544 ; p< 0, 005) suicides. Conclusions : Geomagnetic storm activity is correlated with suicide, and confirms previous research suggesting an impact of ambient magnetic field activity on behaviour. http://search.sabinet.co.za/WebZ/Authorize?sessionid=0&bad=http://search.sabinet.co.za/ejour/ejour_badsearch.html&portal=ejournal&next=images/ejour/medjda/medjda_v6_n3_a5.pdf http://ecom.sabinet.co.za