Seasonal affective disorder treatment: Choosing a light box
Mar 30, 2022 · Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically occurs each year during fall and winter. Use of a light box can offer relief. But for some people, light therapy may be more effective when combined with another SAD treatment, such as an antidepressant or psychotherapy, also called talk therapy.
Light Therapy for SAD - Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials
Dec 9, 2024 · Light therapy, also known as phototherapy or bright light therapy, uses artificial light to help treat SAD and other conditions that are associated with it. To use light therapy, you need to sit or work near a light therapy box for about 30 minutes.
The Best SAD Lamps: Pricing, Benefits, and How to Use
Jan 11, 2023 · A SAD lamp can help alleviate symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. Learn more about SAD lamps, how to use them, features to look for, and products we recommend.
Light therapy: Not just for seasonal depression? - Harvard Health
Oct 28, 2022 · Light therapy — which involves sitting close to a special light source every morning for at least 30 minutes — can help improve SAD. But many people don't realize that this therapy can also be effective for major depression and depression that occurs during or after pregnancy, known as perinatal depression.
The 3 Best Light Therapy Lamps of 2025 | Reviews by Wirecutter
Sep 30, 2024 · After putting in 33 hours of research—including reading two books and five comprehensive studies on the subject and interviewing one of the scientists who discovered seasonal affective disorder...
The best SAD light therapy lamps of 2024, tried and tested - CNN
Dec 2, 2024 · Research shows that lamps with a light intensity of 10,000 lux placed 16 to 24 inches away at a 45-degree angle from the eyes for 30 minutes can help treat SAD and other mood disorders.
Light Therapy 101: Time for Seasonal Affective Disorder Lamps
Oct 21, 2024 · People with SAD often suffer psychiatric co-morbidities like depression, anxiety, and premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMS/PMDD). Light therapy has been shown to...