학술논문
Review: light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*PHOTOTHERAPY
*SEASONAL affective disorder
*AFFECTIVE disorders
*MENTAL health services
*MENTAL depression
*THERAPEUTICS
*PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of light
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ISSN
1362-0347
Abstract
The article reports on the results of a study showing that phototherapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder. Phototherapy however does not provide additional benefits when used as an adjunct to drug therapy even if it reduces the symptoms of non-seasonal depression. Remission from seasonal affective disorder was almost three times more likely after bright light therapy than with placebo.