The chronobiology and neurobiology of winter seasonal affective disorder
Open Access
- 30 September 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Dialogues in clinical neuroscience
- Vol. 9 (3) , 315-324
Abstract
This review summarizes research on the chronobiology and neurobiology of winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a recurrent subtype of depression characterized by a predictable onset in the fall/winter months and spontaneous remission in the spring/summer period. Chronobiological mechanisms relat …Keywords
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