A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of light therapy for antepartum depression

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 986-993

  Wirz Justice, Anna ^a   Bader, Anja ^a   Frisch, Ulrike ^a   Stieglitz, Rolf Dieter ^a   Alder, Judith ^a   Bitzer, Johannes ^a   Hösli, Irene ^a   Jazbec, Sandra ^a   Benedetti, Francesco ^b   Terman, Michael ^c   Wisner, Katherine L ^d   Riecher Rössler, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATERNAL DISEASE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED LIGHT; REMISSION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR THE HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE WITH ATYPICAL DEPRESSION SUPPLEMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHITE LIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960716262     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10m06188blu     Document Type: Article

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