Dark therapy for bipolar disorder using amber lenses for blue light blockade

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-229

  Phelps, James ^a  

^a Corvallis Psychiatric Clinic ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE;

EID: 37349110999     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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