This study investigated Lewy's Phase Shift Hypothesis (PSH) for winter Seasonal Affective
Disorder, which asserts that the phase angle difference (PAD) between circadian and sleep …

BACKGROUND: Brief dynamic therapy (BDT) has been shown to be effective in treating
depressive disorders. Nevertheless, whether its effect is related to the severity of depression …

Background Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is characterized by recurrent episodes of
major depression with a seasonal pattern, treated with light therapy (LT). Duration of light …

Backgrounds Depression is the most common mental disorder in the world. Sleep
deprivation (SD) is a well-known antidepressant. Several recombination protocols (including …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the evidence base for the efficacy of
light therapy in treating mood disorders. METHOD: The authors systematically searched …

Introduction: The global disease burden of major depressive disorder urgently requires
prevention in high-risk individuals, such as recently discovered insomnia subtypes. Previous …

Sleep deprivation (SD) is the most widely documented rapid-onset antidepressant therapy,
targeting the broadly defined depressive syndrome. Although SD responses are transient, its …

Despite widely published speculation regarding a potential potency advantage of short-
wavelength (blue-appearing) light for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) treatment, there …

Abstract Background Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is an
intervention introduced by Davanloo in order to treat anxiety, mood and somatic symptom …

Background To systematically review evidence of the effects of the duration of untreated
depression on the clinical outcomes of patients suffering from Unipolar Major Depression …