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Birth month and depressive and suicidal symptoms in an elderly Australian sample born in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere

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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
Volume 144, Issue 2-3, Pages 217-219

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.019

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season of birth; suicidal symptoms; depressive symptoms

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We examined the relationship between season of birth and depressive and suicidal symptoms among 859 elderly outpatients. Date and country of birth were recorded for each participant. Those in utero during the Northern or Southern Hemisphere flu peak were expected to show the highest depressive and suicidal symptoms. Hypotheses were partially supported. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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