Morning bright light therapy for sleep and behavior disorders in elderly patients with dementia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 1-7

  Mishima, K ^a   Okawa, M ^b   Hishikawa, Y ^a   Hozumi, S ^c   Hori, H ^c   Takahashi, K ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Kyowa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; dementia; elderly; light therapy; melatonin; sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0028013332     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb01477.x     Document Type: Article

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