Bright light therapy in seasonal affective disorder - Does it suffice?

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-351

  Pjrek, Edda ^a   Winkler, Dietmar ^a   Stastny, Jürgen ^a   Konstantinidis, Anastasios ^a   Heiden, Angela ^a   Kasper, Siegfried ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Light therapy; Mood stabilizers; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; LITHIUM; MAPROTILINE; MELATONIN; MIANSERIN; MILNACIPRAN; MIRTAZAPINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEFAZODONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PAROXETINE; REBOXETINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; VALERIAN; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 2442484384     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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