Seasonal variation in suicides and in admissions to hospital for mania and depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 39-45

  Morken, Gunnar ^a   Lilleeng, Solfrid ^b   Linaker, Olav M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age differences; Depression; Mania; Seasonal; Sex; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; SEASON; STATISTICS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036018483     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00373-6     Document Type: Article

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