Light room therapy effective in mild forms of seasonal affective disorder-A randomised controlled study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Rastad, C ^a,b   Ulfberg, J ^b,c   Lindberg, P ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

^c Avesta Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bright light therapy; Light room therapy; Randomised controlled trial; S SAD; SAD; SIGH SAD SR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARCHITECTURE AS TOPIC; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42949116890     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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