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    Charlton, Bruce G. 2009. A model for self-treatment of four sub-types of symptomatic ‘depression’ using non-prescription agents: Neuroticism (anxiety and emotional instability); malaise (fatigue and painful symptoms); demotivation (anhedonia) and seasonal affective disorder ‘SAD’. Medical Hypotheses, Vol. 72, Issue. 1, p. 1.
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    Drápal, Jakub and Pina-Sánchez, José 2018. Does the weather influence sentencing? Empirical evidence from Czech data. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice,
    Thornton, Stephanie 2018. Supporting students with seasonal affective disorder. British Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 13, Issue. 1, p. 42.
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