Light Therapy for Patients With Bipolar Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Raymond W LamMinnie Y TengYoung-Eun JungVanessa C EvansJohn F GottliebTrisha ChakrabartyErin E MichalakJill K MurphyLakshmi N YathamDorothy K Sit

Published in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2019)

There is positive but nonconclusive evidence that adjunctive light therapy reduces symptoms of bipolar depression and increases clinical response. Light therapy is well tolerated with no increased risk of affective switch.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
stem cells
physical activity
cell therapy