Diminished perception of ambient light: A symptom of clinical depression?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 113-118

  Friberg, Thomas R ^a   Borrero, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dim light; Major depression; Perception of light

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034548626     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00194-9     Document Type: Article

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