Light Therapy: A Bright Idea

Phototherapy, also known as light therapy and light box therapy, is the use of light to treat disorders. Light therapy has become a widely used remedy for mental illnesses such as seasonal affective disorder and some research supports it benefits for sleep disturbances, depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), schizoaffective disorder and even premenstrual syndrome.
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: health Source Type: news