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Bright light treatment of winter depression: a placebo controlled trial.

Archives of General Psychiatry

Author: Eastman, C., Young, M., Fogg, L, Liu, L., Meaden, P.
Year: 1998
Type: Journal Article

Abstract:

This study explored the potential for bright light therapy to treat winter seasonal affective disorder. Past studies that utilised sound placebo effect controls have been unable to demonstrate that light treatment has an effect beyond its placebo effect. This study shows that bright light therapy had a specific antidepressant effect beyond its placebo effect but it took at least 3 weeks for a significant effect to develop. The benefit of light over placebo was in producing more of the full remissions.

Further Details

Publish Dates October 1998
Pages 883-889
Volume 55
Issue 10
Accession Number 21.11.02
Keywords lighting, health improvement

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