Use of modified spectacles and light bulbs to block blue light at night may prevent postpartum depression

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-253

  Bennett, Shoshana ^a   Alpert, Martin ^b   Kubulins, Vilnis ^b   Hansler, Richard L ^b  

^a Postpartum Support International   (United States)

^b Photonic Developments LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOTHER; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SPECTACLES;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING;

EID: 67349101631     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.049     Document Type: Article

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