The effects of light therapy on depressed elders

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 545-548

  Tsai, Yun Fang ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^b   Juang, Yeong Yuh ^c   Tsai, Hsiu Hsin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly depression; Light therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 3042771617     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1125     Document Type: Article

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