Do seasons have an influence on the incidence of depression? The use of an internet search engine query data as a proxy of human affect.

BACKGROUND: Seasonal depression has generated considerable clinical interest in recent years. Despite a common belief that people in higher latitudes are more vulnerable to low mood during the winter, it has never been demonstrated that human's moods are subject to seasonal change on a global s...

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Main Authors: Albert C Yang, Norden E Huang, Chung-Kang Peng, Shih-Jen Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2965678?pdf=render