Seasonal reactivity: Attentional bias and psychophysiological arousal in seasonal and nonseasonal depression

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-638

  Sigmon, Sandra T ^a   Whitcomb Smith, Stacy ^a   Boulard, Nina E ^a   Pells, Jennifer J ^a   Hermann, Barbara A ^a   Edenfield, Teresa M ^a   LaMattina, Stephanie M ^a   Schartel, Janell G ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonal depression; Seasonal reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 34548558844     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9029-6     Document Type: Article

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