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Initial steps have been taken to determine if 10,000 lux light therapy can be used as a legitimate way to treat depression – not seasonal depression – but full blown major depressive disorder.
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The results of this JAMA study were provocative, to say the least.
•Light therapy beat Prozac.
• Light therapy beat sham light therapy (placebo).
• Prozac did NOT beat placebo.
• A combination of Prozac and light therapy beat sham light therapy and sham Prozac (placebo combination) as well as light therapy alone.
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Often used to help with seasonal affective disorder, ultraviolet light is known to help with the production of serotonin, noradrenalin and dopamine.
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Read in Full:
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/nlp/2015/12/light-therapy-beats-ssri-and-placebo-for-depression-in-jama-study/
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