Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 217-219 , 15 November 2006

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

  • Jon J. Pfaff

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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  • Rebecca A. Bernert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel L. Hollar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
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  • Tracy K. Witte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
    • ,
  • Katherine A. Merrill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
    • ,
  • Jeremy W. Pettit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Osvaldo P. Almeida

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    • ,
  • Thomas E. Joiner Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 850 644 1454; fax: +1 850 644 7739.

Received 3 February 2005 ,Revised 24 October 2005 ,Accepted 20 April 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00124-7

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.019

Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 217-219 , 15 November 2006

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