Does full spectrum light also help in cases of SAD, the depression caused by a lack of daylight?
This term coined by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal describes a form of depression that is characterised by symptoms such as extreme variations of mood a reduction in energy over-eating increased need for sleep weight gain a reduction in sexual drive occurring typically in the winter months According to a study by Dr. Leora N. Rosen in collaboration with the NIMH, the Psychiatric Institutes of America, the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, SAD occurs more frequently in the northern latitudes than in the south (cf. Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal “Winter Blues”). Dr. Rosenthal has carried out a double blind study on the treatment of SAD in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Wehr. The results showed that all patients who spent time under full spectrum light felt considerably better, whilst patients with normal artificial light showed no improvement.
This term coined by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal describes a form of depression that is characterised by symptoms such as • extreme variations of mood • a reduction in energy • over-eating • increased need for sleep • weight gain • a reduction in sexual drive • occurring typically in the winter months According to a study by Dr. Leora N. Rosen in collaboration with the NIMH, the Psychiatric Institutes of America, the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, SAD occurs more frequently in the northern latitudes than in the south (cf. Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal Winter Blues). Dr. Rosenthal has carried out a double blind study on the treatment of SAD in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Wehr. The results showed that all patients who spent time under full spectrum light felt considerably better, whilst patients with normal artificial light showed no improvement. >see the article “Sunshine is life” Question: How important is UV light for plants and life in gen
