Ethnic differences in seasonal affective disorder and associated factors among five immigrant groups in Norway

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 237-242

  Saheera, T B ^a,b   Lien, Lars ^c,d   Hauff, Edvard ^a,e   Kumar, Bernadette Nirmal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonality; SPAQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHECKLIST; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAY FEVER; HEART INFARCTION; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECK LIST; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SRI LANKA; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIET NAM; WINTER;

IMMIGRANTS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONALITY; SPAQ;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SRI LANKA; TURKEY; VIETNAM;

EID: 84888641737     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.086     Document Type: Article

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