The prevalence of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in Greenland is related to latitude

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-335

  Kegel, Mogens ^a   Dam, Henrik ^b   Ali, Fatuma ^a   Bjerregaard, Peter ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic regions; Continental population groups; Depression; SAD; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLD CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349126278     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480902799040     Document Type: Article

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