August Depression, Winter Dreams
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The circadian basis of winter depression.
The following test of the circadian phase-shift hypothesis for patients with winter depression (seasonal affective disorder, or SAD) uses low-dose melatonin administration in the morning or afternoon/evening to induce phase delays or phase advances, respectively, without causing sleepiness. Correlations between depression ratings and circadian phase revealed a therapeutic window for optimal ali...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Iowa Review
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-065X,2330-0361
DOI: 10.17077/0021-065x.4019