Bright white light therapy in depression: a critical review of the evidence

B Mårtensson, A Pettersson, L Berglund… - Journal of Affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Light therapy is an accepted treatment option, at least for seasonal affective
disorder (SAD). Our aim was to critically evaluate treatment effects of bright white light (BWL) …

Weather-induced mood, institutional investors, and stock returns

WN Goetzmann, D Kim, A Kumar… - The Review of Financial …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This study shows that weather-based indicators of mood impact perceptions of mispricing
and trading decisions of institutional investors. Using survey and disaggregated trade data …

Chronobiological therapy for mood disorders

S Dallaspezia, M Suzuki, F Benedetti - Current psychiatry reports, 2015 - Springer
Chronobiological therapies for mood disorders include manipulations of the sleep–wake
cycle such as sleep deprivation and sleep phase advance and the controlled exposure to …

Comparison of venlafaxine alone versus venlafaxine plus bright light therapy combination for severe major depressive disorder

PG Özdemir, M Boysan, MH Smolensky… - The Journal of clinical …, 2015 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Phototherapy, ie, bright light therapy, is an effective and safe treatment of major
depressive disorder (MDD). It exerts rapid mood-elevating activity, similar to antidepressant …

Chronotype and seasonality: morningness is associated with lower seasonal mood and behavior changes in the Old Order Amish

L Zhang, DS Evans, UK Raheja, SH Stephens… - Journal of affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Several studies documented that lower scores on the Morningness–
Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) are associated with a higher global seasonality of mood …

Lightwear: An exploration in wearable light therapy

H Profita, A Roseway, M Czerwinski - Proceedings of the ninth …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We present" Lightwear", a series of garment-based, lightweight, light-emitting wearables
designed to administer light therapy for on-the-go treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Trastornos afectivos estacionales," winter blues"

MA Gatón Moreno, MÁ González Torres… - Revista de la …, 2015 - SciELO Espana
RESUMEN El Trastorno Afectivo Estacional es una patología frecuente en la práctica clínica
habitual, cuya prevalencia se halla entre el 1 y el 10% de la población. Se define como la …

Effectiveness of internet-supported cognitive behavioral and chronobiological interventions and effect moderation by insomnia subtype: study protocol of a …

K Dekker, JS Benjamins, A Van Straten, WF Hofman… - Trials, 2015 - Springer
Background DSM-V criteria for insomnia disorder are met by 6 to 10% of the adult
population. Insomnia has severe consequences for health and society. One of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Light treatment for seasonal Winter depression in African-American vs Caucasian outpatients

HN Uzoma, GM Reeves, P Langenberg… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To compare adherence, response, and remission with light treatment in African-
American and Caucasian patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder. METHODS: Seventy …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin in psychiatric disorders

JS Lee, SG Kim, JH Kim, WY Jung… - Sleep Medicine and …, 2015 - koreascience.kr
The secretion of melatonin exhibits a circadian rhythm entrained with the sleep-wake cycle.
An alteration of this secretory rhythm has been found in various psychiatric disorders. This …