The stability of the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire score index over time and the validity compared to classification according to DSM-III-R

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Christensen, Ellen Margrethe ^a   Larsen, Jens Knud ^b   Gjerris, Annette ^b  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective disorder; Seasonality; SPAQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOOD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037386518     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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