Light therapy in non-seasonal depression: An update meta-analysis

Total Sleep Deprivation Followed by Bright Light Therapy as Rapid Relief for Depression: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Repeated TSD and/or standardized sleep management (e.g., SPA, STS) may be important modalities and head-to-head comparisons are warranted. Also, other treatment modalities such as light spectrum/intensity and exposure time may play a role in the efficacy of combined chronotherapy (59,60). Eligible subgroups of responders as well the relevance of individual adaptation of treatment modalities needs to be further examined.…”

Lightening the mood: evidence for blue light exposure in the treatment of post-concussion depression

“…It has long been established that some individuals are prone to a pattern of seasonal mood fluctuations, known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) [6], where depressed mood worsens during the darker months of fall and winter and improves as the hours of daylight increase in the spring and summer. The first-line treatment for SAD is daily morning exposure to light, typically using a large panel of bright white lights ranging in illuminance from 2,500 to 10,000 lux, with exposures lasting from 30 minutes to 2 hours each day [7]. Brighter light is generally believed to require a shorter exposure time to achieve a similar level of effectiveness.…”

“…On the whole, at least half of patients with SAD show significant improvement in depressive symptoms with this kind of bright light treatment, and the effects are often apparent within only a matter of days [6]. Interestingly, it is now becoming evident that the effects may not be restricted only to patients with SAD, but light may also have similar mood-improving effects for those with nonseasonal mood disorders, including unipolar and bipolar depression [7,8]. Several meta-analytic studies demonstrate that daily exposure to light, particularly in the morning hours, can significantly reduce symptoms of non-seasonal depression, usually within as little as one week of treatment [6,7].…”

“…Interestingly, it is now becoming evident that the effects may not be restricted only to patients with SAD, but light may also have similar mood-improving effects for those with nonseasonal mood disorders, including unipolar and bipolar depression [7,8]. Several meta-analytic studies demonstrate that daily exposure to light, particularly in the morning hours, can significantly reduce symptoms of non-seasonal depression, usually within as little as one week of treatment [6,7]. The rapidity of the effect, and the fact that light is a nonpharmacologic treatment that produces similar effect sizes to SSRIs, often with minimal side effects, makes it an ideal approach for many individuals with depression [6].…”

Investigation of the Factors That Effect the University Students’ Desperation Levels (Kafkas University Example)

“…Depression is an important issue worldwide and it is characterized by decreased motivation, seriously endangering people's mental and physical health (Alexopoulos, 2019;de Aguiar Neto & Rosa, 2019;Górska et al, 2019;Tao et al, 2020). Globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression (James et al, 2018;Duko et al, 2020).…”