The duration of light treatment and therapy outcome in seasonal affective disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 343-346

  Knapen, S E ^a,b   Van De Werken, M ^a   Gordijn, M C M ^a,c   Meesters, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Chrono Work BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Expectations; Light therapy; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 84902593664     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.034     Document Type: Article

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