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 ...

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 ...

It may not just be the cold weather that is making you sluggish and want to hunker down on the couch with your best friend Netflix. Shorter days from early fall through winter can cause even your ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): is depression, often accompanied by sleep disturbance, that begins or is exacerbated during the parts of the year with little sunlight.. A light box (sometimes ...

This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors. Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. A light box is made to give a dose of bright ...

Let there be light – it's plea many of us make at this darkest time of year, when the sun shines so briefly each day. Humans have yet to find a way to make more sunshine. But for some people, the next ...

During light therapy, you’ll sit 1-2 feet away from something called a light therapy box, which gives off bright light. The light is artificial, but your body will think it’s natural light from the ...

Cherry Cantrell, from the mental health charity Aware NI, has been using a colleague's old Sad lamp for the past decade to help ease her symptoms When the trees start to lose their leaves and the ...

The Drexel University Counseling Center is excited to announce that we have launched a pilot light box therapy program for all Drexel University students. Light box therapy is one way to respond to ...