Seasonality in a community sample of bipolar, unipolar and control subjects

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-25

  Shin, Karen ^a,b   Schaffer, Ayal ^a,b   Levitt, Anthony J ^a,b   Boyle, Michael H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonality; SPAQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 16844363616     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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