Pharmacotherapy of seasonal affective disorder;Die pharmakotherapie der saisonal abhängigen depression

Nervenarzt

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-31

  Hilger, E ^a   Praschak Rieder, N ^a   Willeit, M ^a   Stastny, J ^a   Konstandinidis, A ^a   Neumeister, A ^a   Kasper, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Depression; Pathophysiology; Pharmacotherapy; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATENOLOL; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CITALOPRAM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DESIPRAMINE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MELATONIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 19044384343     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s115-002-8143-4     Document Type: Article

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