Abnormal dose-response melatonin suppression by light in bipolar type i patients compared with healthy adult subjects

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 246-255

  Hallam, Karen T ^a   Begg, Denovan P ^a,b   Olver, James S ^a   Norman, Trevor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological marker; Bipolar disorder; Dose response; Light; Melatonin; Patients

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 70349328526     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2009.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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