Social characteristics of seasonal affective disorder patients: Comparison with suicide attempters with non-seasonal major depression and other mood disorder patients

European Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-39

  Pendse, B P G ^a   Ojehagen A ^a   Engstrom G ^a   Traskman Bendz L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MDD; SAD; Social functioning; Social network; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0037300886     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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