Thursday, February 24, 2011

Why you don’t need to be ‘SAD’ to benefit from light exposure | Dr Briffa's Blog

Why you don’t need to be ‘SAD’ to benefit from light exposure: "While light therapy does appear to have potential in combating depression of a seasonal nature, there is some evidence that it might help combat non-seasonal depression too. In a study published recently in the Archives of General Psychiatry, blue light therapy was tested in a group of individuals aged 60 or over with ‘major depressive disorder’

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