Combined caffeine and bright light reduces dangerous driving in sleep-deprived healthy volunteers: a pilot cross-over randomised controlled trial - Hartley SL, Barbot F, Machou M, Lejaille M, Moreau B, Vaugier I, Lofaso F, Quera-Salva MA.
AIM OF THE STUDY: To explore the effects of caffeine and bright light therapy on simulated nighttime driving in sleep-deprived healthy volunteers. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Twelve male healthy volunteers aged 20 to 50 years participated in a randomized cro... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 6, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Infrared Light Therapy Runs Ahead of Science
(MedPage Today) -- Near-infrared laser therapy for non-pain indications, such as stroke and traumatic brain injury, is now being sold to patients, despite a lack of evidence other than isolated case reports. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - January 26, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
‘First-line’ role for sleep deprivation in suicidal bipolar patients
Chronotherapy, involving total sleep deprivation and light therapy, brings about a rapid reduction in suicidality among patients with bipolar disorder experiencing a phase of major depression. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘First-line’ role for sleep deprivation in suicidal bipolar patients
Chronotherapy, involving total sleep deprivation and light therapy, brings about a rapid reduction in suicidality among patients with bipolar disorder experiencing a phase of major depression. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Lab Notes: It's Yogurt -- and an Ulcer Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- An oral vaccine for peptic ulcers -- administered via yogurt culture -- shows some promise. Also this week: light therapy for leukemia. (Source: MedPage Today Ophthalmology)
Source: MedPage Today Ophthalmology - December 21, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Sleep Problems in the Transportation Industry
We need to participate in creating a fundamental shift in how we think about sleep and its role in safety and welfare in public transportation. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - December 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. Tags: Sleep Work CBT circadian rhythms Dr. Breus Dr. Michael Breus drowsy driving highway hypnosis Light Therapy metro north train derails shift-workers-and-sleep sleep advice sleep disorders sleep hygiene sleep problems sleep tips Source Type: news
More on the Chronotherapy / Cognitive Therapy Interface
Light therapy — a primary tool of chronotherapy — directly adjusts our body clock into sync with our sleep cycle, with an antidepressant effect that can reduce the reliance on drugs. The insomnia version of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) guides patients toward a regular sleep schedule, with morning awakening into light. It, too, expedites the response to drugsread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Terman, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Psychiatry Sleep Therapy antidepressants Benedict Carey bright light therapy CBT-I chronotherapy circadian night circadian rhythms delayed sleep phase disorder insomnia.causes of insomnia l cognitive behavioral therapy Source Type: news
Depressed, Then Sleepless? Or Vice Versa?
New research addresses this classic chicken-and-egg problem by showing that direct attention to insomnia can speed up relief from depression.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Terman, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Psychiatry Sleep Therapy antidepressants bright light therapy CBT-I chronotherapy circadian rhythm sleep disorders circadian rhythms cognitive behavioral therapy dawn simulation depressive symptoms evening light inne Source Type: news
Sunrise When You Need It
Michael Terman sits under a broad-field light diffuser. Placed over your bed, it delivers a therapeutic simulation of naturalistic dawn while you sleep.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Terman, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Environment Health Sleep bright light therapy dawn alarm clocks dawn simulation dawn-dusk smuilation DDS light deprivation Reset Your Inner Clock sad Source Type: news
Depression & Your Child: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers
Until recently, it was believed that children didn’t — and couldn’t — get depressed. But kids do struggle with depression. In fact, some research has even suggested that babies can become depressed, according to Deborah Serani, PsyD, in her book Depression And Your Child: A Guide for Parents And Caregivers.
Serani is a clinical psychologist who’s been working with kids and adults with mood disorders for over 20 years. She’s also lived with depression since she was a child.
In the book, she writes: “As is the case with pediatric depression, my own depression didn’t hit with lightning-like speed. It...
Source: Psych Central - September 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Book Reviews Caregivers Children and Teens Cognitive-Behavioral Depression Disorders Family General Parenting Psychotherapy Self-Help Suicide Treatment Babies bad news childhood depression Clinical Psychologist College So Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Offers New Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for Chronic Dry Eye
Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) is being used at Mayo Clinic in Arizona to treat chronic dry eye, a condition affecting millions of people in the U.S., particularly those in the desert Southwest. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 22, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Offers New Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for Chronic Dry Eye
Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) is being used at Mayo Clinic in Arizona to treat chronic dry eye, a condition affecting millions of people in the U.S., particularly those in the desert Southwest. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Offers New Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for Chronic Dry Eye
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) is being used at Mayo Clinic in Arizona to treat chronic dry eye, a condition affecting millions of people in the U.S., particularly those in the desert Southwest. Video Alert::To view a video of Dr. Patel discussing the IPL therapy, visit the Mayo Clinic News Network The [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 21, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
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)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - August 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Sleep and Bipolar Episodes - A Vicious Circle
Scientists are exploring the link between "clock" genes and bipolar disorder. For example, 2008 study found that a mutation in the core clock gene in mice produced hyperactivity and mania-like behavior. And as I wrote in Mood Disorders and Sleep, a short night can actually cause manic or hypomanic episodes.
There's a lot of variance. I find that insomnia has a depressive effect on my mood, while hypersomnia (sleeping too much) is a symptom of my depression. Yet when I am hypomanic, I do have a decreased need for sleep. I am at my best when I consistently get 8 or 9 hours of restful sleep - or is it that I get 8 or 9 hours...
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - August 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
