Light therapy and the management of winter depression

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-240

  Eagles, John M ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2442423338     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.3.233     Document Type: Article

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