Seasonal trends in depressive problems among United States children and adolescents: A representative population survey

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 224-228

  Nillni, Yael I ^a   Rohan, Kelly J ^a   Rettew, David ^b   Achenbach, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449526071     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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