Symptoms of seasonal affective disorder and of obsessive-compulsive disorder reduced by light therapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-308

  Brinkhuijsen, M ^a,c   Koenegracht, F ^a,d   Meesters, Y ^b  

^a Department of Social Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Social Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038739553     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00003-X     Document Type: Letter

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