Light therapy for seasonal affective disorder in a clinical office setting

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 387-393

  Privitera, Michael R ^a   Moynihan, Jan ^a   Tang, Wan ^a   Khan, Ayesha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

"winter blues," Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire; Beck Depression Inventory; light therapy; melatonin; Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire; seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP PATTERN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WINTER;

ADULT; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650316150     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000390757.19828.e0     Document Type: Article

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