Some Women With Bipolar Depression Benefit From Bright Light
Bright light therapy can ease bipolar depression in some patients, according to a study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic studied nine women with bipolar disorder to examine the effects of light therapy in the morning or at midday on mood symptoms.”There are limited effective treatments for the depressive phase of bipolar disorder,” said Dorothy Sit, M.D.
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Filed under: Bipolar on January 5th, 2008