Sleep quality during alcohol withdrawal with bright light therapy

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 965-977

  Schmitz, Margot ^a,c   Frey, Richard ^b   Pichler, Philipp ^a   Röpke, Heike ^b   Anderer, Peter ^b   Saletu, Bernd ^b   Rudas, Stephan ^a  

^a Kuratorium fur Psychosoziale Dienste ^*  (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Bright light therapy; Polysomnography; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0030879538     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(97)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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