Light therapy can help treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which affects 4% to 6% of Americans. A light box works by helping regulate dopamine and serotonin levels to relieve depressive symptoms.

Light therapy lamps are often held up as the answer to seasonal affective disorder (SAD). But how do they work? And what do you need to know before you invest in one? We asked an expert to explain ...

Although the causes of seasonal affective disorder are not clearly understood, the cure is fairly straightforward: more light during the winter months. In severe cases, people with seasonal ...

MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - Individuals with seasonal affective disorder may have a harder time ... but a little bit of red light could make you feel a lot better,” said Teejay Zenker, co-owner ...

other people have studied the effect of different colors of light on seasonal affective disorder. Though more research is needed, evidence has shown that the blue wavelength of visible light ...

Bright light therapy, widely understood to be an effective treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), can also be helpful in treating other types of depression, finds a new meta-analysis ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now more commonly known ... a doctor may recommend bright light therapy. Also known as phototherapy, this intervention can help restore a person’s circadian ...

CW: This article discusses suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  I hate the term “seasonal depression.” Every spring, as the days grow longer and the ...