Seasonal affective disorder in Australia: Is photoperiod critical?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Murray, Gregory W ^a   Hay, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Photoperiod; Psychology; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030926210     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073832     Document Type: Article

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