Relationship among latitude, climate, season and self-reported mood in bipolar disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 152-157

  Bauer, Michael ^a   Glenn, Tasha ^b   Grof, Paul ^c   Rasgon, Natalie L ^d   Marsh, Wendy ^e   Sagduyu, Kemal ^f   Alda, Martin ^g   Murray, Greg ^h   Quiroz, Danilo ⁱ   Malliaris, Yanni ^j   Sasse, Johanna ^a   Pilhatsch, Maximilian ^a   Whybrow, Peter C ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b ChronoRecord Association Inc   (United States)

^c Mood Disorders Clinic of Ottawa   (Canada)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

ⁱ Mood and Anxiety Center Efeso   (Chile)

^j KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Climate; Latitude; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AMERICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349155092     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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