Melatonin treatment of winter depression: A pilot study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Lewy, Alfred J ^a   Bauer, Vance K ^a   Cutler, Neil L ^a   Sack, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Melatonin phase response curve; Phase shift hypothesis; Seasonal affective disorder; Winter depression

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WINTER;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0032535994     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(97)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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