Effects of fluoxetine versus bright light in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 923-933

  Ruhrmann, S ^a   Kasper, S ^b   Hawellek, B ^b   Martinez, B ^b   Hoflich G ^b   Nickelsen, T ^b   Moller H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031825326     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006813     Document Type: Article

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