Influence of light intensity on the length of hospitalisation of depressive patients - Vivantes Hospital Spandau;Einfluss erhöhter Lichtintensität auf die Verweildauer von stationär behandelten depressiven Patienten Vergleich der stationären Behandlungszeit 2006 und 2007 im Vivantes Klinikum Berlin Spandau

Nervenheilkunde

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 223-226

  Staedt, J ^a   Pless Steinkamp, C ^a   Herfeld, F ^b   Gudlowski, Y ^c   Wirz Justice, A ^a  

^a Vivantes Klinikum Spandau   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Augmented blue spectrum light; Depression; Length of hospitalisation; Light treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 66649098773     PISSN: 07221541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1628600     Document Type: Article

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