You sit in front of a special box or lamp that gives out up to 10 000 lux of fluorescent light more than 20 times.
Light therapy for depression.
Here are details on six types of light therapy.
Sad is a type of depression that occurs at a certain time each year usually in the fall or winter.
Light therapy also called phototherapy it generally works well for sad.
Use of a light therapy box can offer relief.
But for some people light therapy may be more effective when combined with another sad treatment such as an antidepressant or psychological counseling psychotherapy.
It is often effective though doctors do not know exactly why.
I would definitely not use any bright light treatment at night as it may very well interfere with your sleep which could worsen your depression.
Light therapy is a way to treat seasonal affective disorder sad and certain other conditions by exposure to artificial light.
Seasonal affective disorder sad is a type of depression that typically occurs each year during fall and winter.
These lamps can even help those with sleep disorders like insomnia jet lag or simply sleeplessness caused by a change in work shift schedules because light therapy can aid in regulating our.
Because people with general depression often also experience low levels of serotonin this population can also benefit from using light therapy lamps.
There was no indication that this was helpful average effect.