Sleep improvement by light in a demented aged individual

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 194-196

  Okumoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Koyama, Emi ^b,c   Matsubara, Hozumi ^c   Nakano, Toshio ^b   Nakamura, Reizo ^a  

^a Nursing Home   (Japan)

^b Home Appliance R and D Laboratory   (Japan)

^c PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Light exposure; Sleep disturbance; Sleep pattern

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 0031860144     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb01026.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Mishima K, Okawa M, Hishikawa Y, Hozumi S, Hori H, Takahashi K. Morning bright light therapy for sleep and behavior disorders in elderly patients with dementia. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1994; 89: 1-7.