Showing posts with label depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label depression. Show all posts

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’