Activity level, activity enjoyment, and weather as mediators of physical health risks in seasonal and nonseasonal depression

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-56

  Sigmon, Sandra T ^a   Schartel, Janell G ^a   Boulard, Nina E ^a   Thorpe, Geoffrey L ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity enjoyment; Activity level; Major depressive disorder; Seasonal affective disorder; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249178668     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-010-0106-0     Document Type: Article

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