학술논문
Review: bright light therapy and dawn simulation reduce symptom severity in seasonal affective disorder.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*AFFECTIVE disorders
*PHOTOTHERAPY
*PLACEBOS
*CLINICAL trials
*MENTAL depression
*DRUG therapy
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Language
ISSN
1356-5524
Abstract
The article discusses whether light therapy is efficacious for treatment of mood disorders. English language randomized controlled trials of adults 18-65 years of age who had a diagnosis of mood disorder were in the acute phase of treatment. Bright light therapy reduces the severity of depressive symptoms more than placebo for seasonal affective disorder and non-seasonal depression. Dawn simulation reduces symptom severity for seasonal affective disorder. Bright light therapy as an adjunct to standard pharmacotherapy does not differ from placebo for non-seasonal depression.