Multi-component physiological response mediates therapeutic benefits of bright light in winter seasonal affective disorder

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-386

  Putilov, Arcady A ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Light treatment; Metabolism; SAD; Sleep; Sympatho adrenal system; Winter depression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; WINTER;

EID: 0031737323     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.29.4.367.1427     Document Type: Article

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