Bright white light therapy in depression: A critical review of the evidence

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Mårtensson, Björn ^a,e   Pettersson, Agneta ^b   Berglund, Lars ^c   Ekselius, Lisa ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Light therapy; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL PATIENT; META ANALYSIS; NON SEASONAL DEPRESSION; PEER REVIEW; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER VERSION SELF RATING VERSION; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHITE LIGHT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929072383     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.04.013     Document Type: Review

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