Electroretinography in patients with winter seasonal affective disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Hébert, Marc ^a   Beattie, Craig W ^b   Tam, Edwin M ^c   Yatham, Lakshmi N ^c   Lam, Raymond W ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Electroretinography; Light; Retina; Seasonal affective disorder; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; RETINA ROD; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WINTER;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOPAMINE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTORECEPTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINA; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS;

EID: 16744363985     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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