Extraocular light therapy in winter depression: A double-blind placebo-controlled study

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 691-698

  Koorengevel, Kathelijne M ^a   Gordijn, Marijke C M ^b   Beersma, Domien G M ^a,b   Meesters, Ybe ^c   Den Boer, Johan A ^a   Van den Hoofdakker, Rutger H ^a   Daan, Serge ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian pacemaker; Dim light melatonin onset; Extraocular light; Light therapy; Phase delay hypothesis; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MOOD; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP; TIME; WINTER;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0035500029     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(01)01182-9     Document Type: Article

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