How common is seasonal affective disorder in temperate Australia? A comparison of BDI and SPAQ estimates

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-28

  Murray, Greg ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Prospective; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS;

EID: 2942592302     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00197-6     Document Type: Article

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