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Seasonal Affective Disorder: Using Light Therapy
Key points
- Bright light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
- Light therapy is easy and safe. It has few side effects and can be done at home.
- People who have eye problems or take medicines that cause sensitivity to light should not use light therapy without first consulting a doctor.
What is light therapy?
Why is light therapy used to treat SAD?
How is light therapy done?
Where to go from here
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| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: July 7, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Alfred Lewy, MD, PhD - Psychiatry | |
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