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    Bright Light Effective for Depression

    ByHealing In Motion November 30, 2015February 10, 2025

    The use of bright light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is well documented and evidence based but I had never heard of using light therapy to treat nonseasonal major depressive disorder (MDD). Raymond LamĀ et al, from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, designed an elegant study comparing the effects…

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    Lighting Up At Night?

    ByHealing In Motion November 18, 2012February 10, 2025

    A new study led by Samer Hattar at John Hopkins University has found that prolonged exposure to bright light at night affects the brain’s centre for mood, memory and learning. This can result in depression and lower mental function. His advice is to “switch on fewer lamps, and stick to less intense light bulbs”.  

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