Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:163-170
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Antidepressant effects of light in seasonal affective disorder
NE Rosenthal, DA Sack, CJ Carpenter, BL Parry, WB Mendelson and TA Wehr
The authors treated winter depression in 13 patients with typical seasonal
affective disorder by extending the length of winter days with bright and
dim light in the morning and evening in a balanced-order crossover study.
Bright light had a marked antidepressant effect, whereas the dim light did
not. This response could not be attributed to sleep deprivation. Subsequent
pilot studies indicated that bright evening light alone is probably also
effective. Several patients were able to maintain the antidepressant
response throughout the winter months by continuing daily light treatments.
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