Bright Light Therapy as Augmentation of Pharmacotherapy for Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Primary care companion for CNS disorders Vol. 18; no. 5
• Main Authors: Penders, Thomas M, Stanciu, Cornel N, Schoemann, Alexander M, Ninan, Philip T, Bloch, Richard, Saeed, Sy A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 20.10.2016
• Subjects: Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Depressive Disorder - therapy; Humans; Phototherapy - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Bright light therapy has demonstrated efficacy and is an accepted treatment for seasonal depression. It has been suggested that bright light therapy may have efficacy in nonseasonal depressions. Also, there is evidence that bright light therapy may improve responsiveness to antidepressant pharmacoth...