A pilot study of adherence with light treatment for seasonal affective disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Michalak, Erin E ^a   Murray, Greg ^b   Wilkinson, Clare ^c   Dowrick, Chris ^d   Lam, Raymond W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Light therapy; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; WHITE LIGHT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 33846194589     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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