Effects of the seasons and of bright light administered at different times of day on sleep EEG and mood in patients with seasonal affective disorder

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-184

  Palchikov, Vladislav E ^a   Zolotarev, Dmitry Y ^b   Danilenko, Konstantin V ^b   Putilov, Arcady A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE

Author keywords

light treatment; nonREM sleep; phase shifting effects; REM sleep; seasonal affective disorder; Sleep EEG; slow wave sleep; winter depression

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOOD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 0030951274     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.28.2.166.12994     Document Type: Article

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