Seasonal affective disorder and response to light in two patients with learning disability

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Cooke, L B ^a   Thompson, C ^b  

^a Barkley Hill Heath Hse Ln S ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disability; Phototherapy; Seasonal Affective Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0031779844     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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