Light therapy (phototherapy) for many types of depression may have fewer and milder side effects and work more quickly than traditional depression treatments. Talk with a doctor before use.

A non-pharmacological solution that could effectively treat depressive disorders is bright light therapy. Patients with non-seasonal depression who were treated with bright light therapy reported ...

Recent studies have suggested that as much as 14% of the US population suffers from what is commonly called the “winter blues ...

Importantly, the findings suggest that bright light therapy not only improves long-term outcomes but may also accelerate the initial response to treatment. Depression, clinically referred to as ...

Why might more time in the sun boost a person's mood? A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a ...

As the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and ...

It’s the time of year for symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. The 40-year-old term has stuck despite diagnostic manuals ...

For the twenty-one million American adults experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD) annually, this FDA-cleared treatment ...

After Daylight Saving Time ends, it gets dark earlier in the day, causing symptoms of seasonal depression in many people.

Here’s why this season is giving us the " winter blues ." Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a ...