Seasonal Changes in Mood and Behavior
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 January 1996
Pamela A. F. Madden
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There is a tendency for seasonal changes in mood and behavior to run in families, especially seasonality of the winter type, and this is largely due to a biological predisposition, support continuing efforts to understand the role of seasonality in the development of mood disorders.
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There is a tendency for seasonal changes in mood and behavior to run in families, especially seasonality of the winter type, and this is largely due to a biological predisposition. These findings support continuing efforts to understand the role of seasonality in the development of mood disorders.
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