Can winter depression be prevented by light treatment?

Ybe Meesters; Petrus A. Lambers; Jacob Jansen; Antoinette L. Bouhuys; Domien G. M. Beersma; Rutger H. van den Hoofdakker

doi:10.1016/0165-0327(91)90094-9

Can winter depression be prevented by light treatment?

Ybe Meesters, Petrus A. Lambers, Jacob Jansen, Antoinette L. Bouhuys, Domien G. M. Beersma, Rutger H. van den Hoofdakker

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Abstract

The administration of light at the development of the first signs of a winter depression appears to prevent it from developing into a full-blown depression. No patient from a group of 10 treated in this way developed any signs of depression during the rest of the winter season, while five of seven patients from a control group became depressed and needed treatment during the winter season.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-79
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(91)90094-9
Publication status	Published - Oct-1991

Keywords

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
PREVENTION
DEPRESSION
LIGHT THERAPY
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE-DISORDER
THERAPY

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