The relationship between seasonal mood change and personality: More apparent than real?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 539-543

  Jang, K L ^a   Lam, R W ^a   Livesley, W J ^a   Vernon, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Personality disorder; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030914754     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10143.x     Document Type: Article

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