MELATONIN TREATMENT OF WINTER DEPRESSION - A PILOT-STUDY

Authors
LEWY AJ BAUER VK CUTLER NL SACK RL
Citation
Aj. Lewy et al., MELATONIN TREATMENT OF WINTER DEPRESSION - A PILOT-STUDY, Psychiatry research, 77(1), 1998, pp. 57-61
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Psychiatry research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651781
Volume
77
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
57 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1781(1998)77:1<57:MTOWD->2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Five patients with winter depression received low doses of melatonin i n the afternoon, and five patients received placebo capsules. Melatoni n treatment significantly decreased depression ratings compared to pla cebo. If these findings are replicated in a larger sample with documen tation of expected phase shifts, the phase shift hypothesis will be su bstantially supported. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.