Seasonality of manic depressive illness in Canada

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 99-105

  Whitney, Diane K ^a   Sharma, Verinder ^b   Kueneman, Karen ^b  

^a Women Hlth Ctr Addict Mental H   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Manic depressive illness; Mixed state; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032745026     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00197-9     Document Type: Article

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