Seasonal variation in hospital admission for bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia in Tasmania

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-43

  Daniels, Brett A ^a   Kirkby, K C ^a   Mitchell, P ^b   Hay, D ^c   Mowry, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WOLSTON PARK HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mood disorders; Schizoprenia; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasons

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TASMANIA;

EID: 0034123830     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102001038.x     Document Type: Article

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