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| Year : 1996 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 257-259 |
Familial Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder - A Case Report
Praveen Fernandes1, Ajit Avasthi2, PJ Santosh3
1 Junior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
2 Associate Professor*, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
3 Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
Correspondence Address:
Ajit Avasthi
Associate Professor*, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 21584142 
A patient with recurrent summer depression for seven consecutive years is described, whose mood significantly worsened with increased environmental temperature. She had a family history of recurrent summer depression in both her brother and paternal grandmother with symptoms similar to those of typical endogenous depression. The patient's mood switched to hypomania with antidepressant therapy.
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