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Prevention of depression and sleep disturbances in elderly with memory-problems by activation of the biological clock with light - a randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Depression frequently occurs in the elderly and in patients suffering from dementia. Its cause is largely unknown, but several studies point to a possible contribution of circadian rhythm disturbances. Post-mortem studies on aging, dementia and depression show impaired functioning of the...

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Autores principales: Most, Els IS, Scheltens, Philip, Van Someren, Eus JW
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20178604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-19