Bright light therapy in the treatment of childhood and adolescence depression, antepartum depression, and eating disorders

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1167-1172

  Krysta, Krzysztof ^a   Krzystanek, Marek ^a   Janas Kozik, Malgorzata ^a   Krupka Matuszczyk, Irena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antepartum depression; Bright light therapy (BLT); Depression of childhood and adolescence; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84867331487     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0863-2     Document Type: Review

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