Does the weather make us sad? Meteorological determinants of mood and depression in the general population

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Huibers, Marcus J H ^a   de Graaf, L Esther ^a   Peeters, Frenk P M L ^b   Arntz, Arnoud ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; General population study; Meteorological factors; Seasonal prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOOD DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650268975     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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