Midday bright white light therapy may be effective for patients with bipolar depression, new research suggests. In a new study, this treatment approach resulted in a better antidepressant response ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) --Bright-light therapy offers major advantages as an addition to treatment with antidepressants for non-seasonal depressive disorders, a new analysis of 11 randomized clinical ...

Major depressive disorder is a debilitating condition that impacts around 5% of adults worldwide. While doctors commonly prescribe antidepressants to patients, it has several side effects and might ...

The therapy is much cheaper than many drugs or psychotherapy, the researchers noted MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Light therapy: It's long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective ...

Bright light therapy, widely understood to be an effective treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), can also be helpful in treating other types of depression, finds a new meta-analysis ...

FEW PEOPLE enjoy the gloom that comes with winter in the world’s higher latitudes. In up to a tenth of the population, the long nights can trigger a type of depression known as seasonal affective ...

Regular morning exposure to bright light may improve seasonal depressed mood This is the third post in a series on non-pharmacologic treatments of depressed mood. Previous posts provided brief reviews ...

A light at the end of the dark tunnel of depression? A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year revealed that nearly one in five adults in the US have been ...

Shorter days and lack of sunlight can greatly affect one’s mental state. People often suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the fall and winter months due to lack of sunlight. A Baylor ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): is depression, often accompanied by sleep disturbance, that begins or is exacerbated during the parts of the year with little sunlight.. A light box (sometimes ...