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Evidence suggests Light Therapy maydecreaseDepression.

16 studies (16 claims)

Moderate consensus

Study Claims

13 of 16
InterventionDirectionEndpointTypePopulationDosageTitle
Human
Not specifiedCircadian realignment and depressed mood: A systematic review.
Human
Psychological and behavioural interventions in bipolar disorder that target sleep and circadian rhythms: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Human
patients with a history of TBIBlue-wavelength light therapy for post-traumatic brain injury sleepiness, sleep disturbance, depression, and fatigue: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Human
Not specifiedEvaluating the impact of adjunct bright light therapy on subjective sleep quality in major depressive disorder.
Human
persons with epilepsy and depressionNot specifiedDepression in Persons With Epilepsy: Lessons From Case Review.
Human
patients affected by bipolar depressionNot specifiedAntidepressant light therapy for bipolar patients: A meta-analyses.
Human
persons with both mild/moderate and severe dementiaNot specifiedBright Light Therapy to Treat Depression in Individuals with Mild/Moderate or Severe Dementia.
Human
unipolar depressionNot specifiedSleep and major depressive disorder: a review of non-pharmacological chronotherapeutic treatments for unipolar depression.
Human
Not specifiedChronobiology, sleep-related risk factors and light therapy in perinatal depression: the "Life-ON" project.
Human
women during pregnancy and the postnatal periodNot specifiedThe effects of light therapy on depression and sleep in women during pregnancy or the postpartum period: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Human
those with Bulimia NervosaNot specifiedThe role of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of eating disorders: A systematic review.
Human
the general populationNot availableA multicenter randomized controlled trial for bright light therapy in adults with intellectual disabilities and depression: Study protocol and obstacle management.
Human
depressed patientsNot specifiedCircadian rhythms and treatment implications in depression.