Seasonal Affective Disorder: Using Light Therapy
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Introduction
Key points
- Bright light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD).1 2
- Light therapy is easy and safe. It has few side effects and can be done at home.
- People who have eye problems or take medicines that cause sensitivity to light should not use light therapy without first consulting a doctor.
What is light therapy?
Why is light therapy used to treat SAD?
How is light therapy done?
Where to go from here
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| Last updated: | August 08, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Alfred Lewy, MD, PhD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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