For the past 10 years, Ms Cantrell has been using a Sad lamp, or a light therapy box, as a way to lift her spirits during the ...

Seasonal affective disorder affects 0.5-3% of the world’s population which is a substantial number of people suffering when daylight hours reduce. Symptoms of SAD consist of fatigue, tiredness, ...

Winter’s shorter, darker days can take a real toll on your mood and energy, especially if you suffer from seasonal affective ...

" [Using a light therapy lamp is] statistically not different than taking an [antidepressant medication], but just like you would take a med at 8 a.m. every day, or at 8 p.m. every day, that ...

Like an estimated 5 percent or so of Americans, I have seasonal affective disorder, better known by its all-too-appropriate acronym, SAD. Seasonal depression, which can entail lethargy and lower moods ...

The light therapy you are asking about, known as bright light therapy, has proven beneficial for many people with winter-onset SAD. It involves daily exposure of 30 to 40 minutes to a light box. This ...

Light therapy can boost your mood during winter months but not all therapy lamps are created equal. Here's what an expert said about picking an effective model. Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET.

What Is Therapeutic Light Therapy? Therapeutic light therapy, also called phototherapy, is a form of treatment for certain types of depression, sleep disorders, and other conditions. It involves ...

Have you ever noted that you sleep more in the winter months? Or eat more carbs or have low energy? If you do, then you might be one of the around 6 percent of the higher latitude populations with ...

The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have ...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) modified to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is as effective as light therapy, new research suggests. Results of a 6-week randomized, controlled clinical ...