Will light brighten the future of the depressed patient?

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Van Den Hoofdakker, R H ^a   Gordijn, M C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

light therapy; non seasonal major depression; SAD

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031006915     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S092427080003684X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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