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8731073

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) were treated for 1 week either with a daily 1-h morning walk outdoors (natural light) or low-dose artificial light (0.5 h@2800 lux). The latter treatment (given under double-blind conditions) can be considered mainly placebo and did not improve any of the depression self-ratings, whereas natural light exposure improved all self-ratings. According to the Hamilton depression score, 25% remitted after low-dose artificial light and 50% after the walk. Sleep duration or timing were not crucial for the therapeutic response. The morning walk phase-advanced the onset and/or offset of salivary melatonin secretion, but individual clinical improvement could not be correlated with specific phase-shifts. Morning cortisol was decreased. Low-dose artificial light did not modify melatonin or cortisol patterns. This is the first study to provide evidence for the use of outdoor light exposure as a potential alternative or adjuvant to conventional artificial light therapy in SAD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0165-0327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
'Natural' light treatment of seasonal affective disorder.
pubmed:affiliation
Psychiatric University Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial