Visual contrast sensitivity in major depressive disorder

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-86

  Fam, Johnson ^a   Rush, A John ^b   Haaland, Benjamin ^b   Barbier, Sylvaine ^b   Luu, Chi ^c,d  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroretinography; Vision

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84878996302     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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