title: Effect of phototherapy on spontaneous eye blink rate in subjects with seasonal affective disorder.
abstract: Eye blink rate was measured in four subjects with seasonal affective disorder and in four control subjects before and after phototherapy. The subjects with seasonal disorder blinked twice as often as the control subjects before therapy but no differently after phototherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Depue
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arbisi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001767:Blinking; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010789:Phototherapy; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine