Therapeutic mechanism in seasonal affective disorder: Do fluoxetine and light operate through advancing circadian phase?

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 937-943

  Murray, Greg ^a   Michalak, Erin E ^b   Levitt, Anthony J ^c   Levitan, Robert D ^c   Enns, Murray W ^d   Morehouse, Rachel ^e   Lam, Raymond W ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian; Fluoxetine; Light Treatment; Phase Shift Hypothesis; Seasonal Affective Disorder

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEWY PHASE SHIFT HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SLEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS;

EID: 27644594309     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500263292     Document Type: Article

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