Disrupted melatonin-secretion during alcohol withdrawal

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 983-995

  Schmitz, Margot M ^a,b   Sepandj, Asita ^a   Pichler, Philipp M ^a   Rudas, Stephan ^a  

^a Kuratorium fur Psychosoziale Dienste ^*  (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

alcohol withdrawal; bright light; disrupted melatonin secretion pattern; low melatonin secretion

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; SLEEP;

EID: 0030217892     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(96)00078-4     Document Type: Article

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