Articles

Our Light Therapy Program is ‘Evidence-Based’

The following Scientific Articles were used in reference for the above information and in the development our program:

• Andres Magnusson, MD, PhD.  Timo Partonen, MD, PhD.  The Diagnosis, Symptomology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder.  CNS Spectrums-August 2005; Volume 10-Number 8. 

• Golden, R., Gaynes, B., Ekstrom, D., et al.  The Efficacy of Light Therapy in the Treatment of Mood Disorders:  A Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evidence.  Am J Psychiatry 162:4, April 2005. 

•  Lam, Raymond, MD, FRCPC and Levitt, Anthony,  MD, FRCPC. Editors - Raymond W. Lam, MD, FRCPC and Anthony J. Levitt, MD, FRCPC Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of SAD:  A Summary of the Report of the Canadian Consensus Group on SAD, 1999

• Lam, R,  M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Levitt, Anthony J., MD.   The Can-SAD Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Light Therapy and Fluoxetine in Patients With Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder.  American Journal of Psychiatry , May 1, 2006
• Lockley SW, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA..  High sensitivity of human circ/mel rhythm to resetting by short wavelength light.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Sep;88(9):4502-5.
• Sohn, Chang-Ho., Lam, Raymond.  Update on the Biology of Seasonal Affective Disorder. CNS Spectrums-August 2005; Volume 10-Number 8. 

• Terman, M., Terman, J.S.  Light Therapy for Seasonal and Nonseasonal Depression:  Efficacy, Protocol, Safety, and Side Effects.  CNS Spectrums – August 2005; Volume 10-Number 8.

Further Reading

Light Deprivation Hinders Ability to Regulate Sleep-Wake Cycle
The Can-SAD Study
Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder – The Effects of Timing
Light emitting diodes can be used to phase delay the melatonin rhythm
Randomized Clinical Trial of Bright Light Therapy for Ante partum Depression
Phase-Dependent Effect of Room Light Exposure: Implications for Jet Lag
Jet Lag: Minimizing Its Effects with Critically Timed Bright Light & Melatonin
Bright Light Facilitates Circad. Adapt. Among Night Workers at an Oil Platform

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