Morning blue light can advance the melatonin rhythm in mild delayed sleep phase syndrome

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-80

  Lack, Leon ^a,b   Bramwell, Toby ^a   Wright, Helen ^a   Kemp, Kristyn ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue light; Bright light therapy; Delayed sleep phase syndrome

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLUE LIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33846281245     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2006.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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