The clocks change again, and people with seasonal affective disorder brace themselves. What’s new for these patients since last autumn? For one thing, a new study hints that cognitive therapy might boost the effects of light treatment.
A new multicenter trial shows that a more targeted LED light source may work better than the large full-spectrum lamps.
Clinical Trials for Patients
The new LED light and other strategies are being tested in numerous new clinical trials involving SAD.
Alternative Medicine
Your patient might like to know that the National Institutes of Health endorse light therapy for SAD as an example of “veritable energy medicine”.
