Depressive disorders may more commonly be related to circadian phase delays rather than advances: Time will tell

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-118

  Lewy, Alfred J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TEMPERATURE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MELATONIN; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 75149145091     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.09.002     Document Type: Editorial

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