Prevalence of self-reported seasonal affective disorders and the validity of the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire in young adults. Findings from a Swiss community study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-354

  Steinhausen, Hans Christoph ^a,b,c   Gundelfinger, Ronnie ^c   Winkler Metzke, Christa ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Seasonal Affective Disorder; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT SELF REPORT SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SELF CONCEPT; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349183542     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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