Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder and Experiences in Northern Norway

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-156

  Stuhlmiller, Cynthia M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coping; Culture; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0346393958     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1998.tb01271.x     Document Type: Article

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