Seasonality and circadian phase delay: Prospective evidence that winter lowering of mood is associated with a shift towards Eveningness

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Murray, Greg ^a   Allen, Nicholas B ^a   Trinder, John ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian; Mood; Phase delay; SAD; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 0042466297     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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