title: Mood disorders and season of presentation. A preliminary study of an inpatient sample at Baragwanath Hospital.
abstract: The relationship between season and mood is complex. This study attempts to clarify one aspect of the relationship: the impact of season on mood in terms of the hypothesised seasonal variation in the presentation of mood disorders at Baragwanath Hospital. Although a preliminary study, the results show a statistically significant seasonal trend for presentation of mood disorders, confirming the hypothesis and providing a basis for further study of this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Szabo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology