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 ...

Bright light therapy (BLT) is associated with a 41% remission rate in patients with nonseasonal depressive disorders, significantly higher than the remission rates reported with other treatments, a ...

With last week’s winter solstice, the earth’s northern latitudes are getting more sunlight every day – even if only by minutes. And yet for those who live in the northern hemisphere, the sun sets ...

The clocks have moved forward once again, and the sun now sets a little later. Still, many of us continue to battle seasonal sadness at the tail end of winter. If you're feeling tired and sluggish ...

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While recognized as an effective treatment in seasonal affective disorder (SAD), [66] there is also evidence that light therapy is therapeutic in non-SADs. [67,68] Studies have examined the ...

Light therapy can boost your mood, but you need the right model. Here's what experts say about picking an effective model. Corin Cesaric Editor Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her ...

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 ...

People who feel more fatigued, sad, irritable and hungry as the days darken from fall into winter may benefit from using a light box, also called a therapy lamp, according to health experts. Seasonal ...