Improvement in mental health over time in Northern Norway - A prospective study of a general population followed for 9 years, with special emphasis on the influence of darkness in winter

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-279

  Skou Nilsen, Lene ^a   Hansen, Vidje ^a   Olstad, Reidun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depression; Prospective study; Seasonal Affective Disorder; Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WINTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON;

ADULT; AGED; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS;

EID: 2942660069     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0731-y     Document Type: Article

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