ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sorayut Vasiknanonte.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Light Therapy in Depressed Patients.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand. Vol.51, No.3, July-September 2006, Page 381-395.

รายละเอียด / Details:

At present antidepressant medications are the main method for treating depressive disorders but other biological treatments such as light therapy have also been shown to relieve depression. Application of adequate light at a suitable time to depressed patients can advance their circadian rhythms and have antidepressant effects. This review summarizes the role of light in influencing circadian rhythms the benefit of light treatment for various depressive conditions the adverse effects of light treatment and methods of light treatment. Exposure to bright light at 5,000-10,000 lux daily for half an hour to 2 hours can relieve depressive symptoms with an average response rate of about 60-70%. Headaches and eye or visual problems are the most common adverse effects but most of these symptoms are transient and not sever and do not interfere with the treatment. Hypomania is an occasional side effect but at a rate no higher than found when depressed patients are treated with standard antidepressant drugs .Further studies on the efficacy of light therapy in depressed Thai patients are recommended.

Keywords: light therapy, depression, seasonal affective disorder, sad, light treatment, depressive disorder, depress, efficacy, psychiatry

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2006

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla.

Code: 200700040

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English

Category: Abstract Journal.

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