Short exposure to light treatment improves depression scores in patients with seasonal affective disorder: A brief report

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-286

  Virk, Gagan ^a,b   Reeves, Gloria ^a   Rosenthal, Norman E ^a,c   Postolache, Teodor T ^a,b,e   Sher, Leo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Elizabeths Hospital   (United States)

^c Capital Clinical Research Associates   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e National Center for the Treatment of Phobias   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; light therapy; mood; psychiatry; Seasonal affective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOOD CHANGE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; THERAPY EFFECT; WHITE LIGHT; WINTER;

EID: 71249142336     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2009.8.3.283     Document Type: Article

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