title: Diurnal variation of symptoms in seasonal affective disorder.
abstract: The classic melancholic pattern of depressive symptoms being worse in the morning was present in 3/4 of a sample of 47 seasonal affective disorder patients (SAD), as assessed by global ratings and self-ratings of diurnal variation (DV). The type of DV did not predict response to light, but it did predict relapse within a week: Only those SAD patients with symptoms worse in the evening or no DV did so.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric University Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graw
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kräuchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wirz-Justice
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pöldinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012621:Seasons