Predictors of response and nonresponse to light treatment for winter depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1423-1429

  Terman, Michael ^a   Amira, Leora ^a   Terman, Jiuan Su ^a   Ross, Donald C ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029907519     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.11.1423     Document Type: Article

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