Suicidal tendencies as a complication of light therapy for seasonal affective disorder: A report of three cases

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 389-392

  Praschak Rieder, Nicole ^a   Neumeister, Alexander ^a   Hesselmann, Barbara ^a   Willeit, Matthäus ^a   Barnas, Christian ^a   Kasper, Siegfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; MAPROTILINE; PAROXETINE; THIORIDAZINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0030830150     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0903     Document Type: Article

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