Critical approach to the concept of seasonal depression and phototherapy;Approche critique du concept de depression saisonniere et du traitement par phototherapie

Annales Medico-Psychologiques

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Metzger, J Y ^a   Berthou, V ^a   Sichel, J P ^a  

^a Pasteur Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Critical approach; Phototherapy; SAD; Seasonal depression

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032987356     PISSN: 00034487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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