Climatic factors and bipolar affective disorder

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Christensen, Ellen Margrethe ^a   Larsen, Jens Knud ^b   Gjerris, Annette ^c   Peacock, Linda ^c   Jacobi, Marianne ^a   Hassenbalch, Ellen ^d  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Climatic factors; Meteorological parameters

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41949131251     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801970049     Document Type: Article

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