Does our world go awry when a full moon is shining? Few studies say yes, but because of folklore and myths surrounding the moon, it seems hard to believe that a full moon has no effect at all on our minds and bodies. "It's not supported by empirical evidence," said Debbie Fugett, a labor and delivery nurse at CoxHealth. "But on the night when there's a full moon, we're just a little bit nervous of what to expect." And it seems the night does get crazy when the moon is full, Fugett said. Gary Flack, a 911 dispatcher for Dallas County, would agree, saying the number of calls seems to go up on the night of a full moon. "You get everything — just people doing crazy stuff: they imagine people, chase cows and see people in the woods." In Springfield, however, police spokesman Matt Brown said no data has been tracked to show whether there's a correlation between full moons and emergency calls.

There's probably not, said Scott Brandhorst, a licensed psychologist at the Robert J. Murney Clinic of Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. "There's no research that I'm aware of to support that," Brandhorst said. A search on the Internet for "lunar effect," a term that supposes a link between full moon and behavior, can turn up hundreds of thousands of articles — many of them academic — that dismiss the possibility of the phenomenon. "It's one of the myths that have been passed along through generations," Brandhorst said.

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I worked in a nursing home with Alzheimer patients. When the full moon was out the floor was utter chaos. The residents seemed to sense it and would get more agitated than normal. I would believe it was an old wives tale if it weren't for the fact that I saw the disruption first hand.

I agree with you. I would like to see some ER Nurses or Doctors post their opinions on this.

I definetly feel different on a full moon. more energy and stuff. No fangs or tail though, lol.

i have always been affected by the full moon. My sleep pattern is disrupted and there are times when i feel as active and energetic as though it were midday.

Also being a Wiccan, i've come to understand my connection to the Moon. Take that, Science.