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Illuminating the way: the role of bright light therapy in the treatment of depression
Expert Rev Neurother. 2023 Jul-Dec;23(12):1157-1171. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2023.2273396. Epub 2023 Dec 15.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Despite the growing number of different therapeutic options, treatment of depression is still a challenge. A broader perspective reveals the benefits of bright light therapy (BLT). It stimulates intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, which induces a complex cascade of events, including alterations in melatonergic, neurotrophic, GABAergic, glutamatergic, noradrenergic, serotonergic systems, and HPA axis, suggesting that BLT effects expand beyond the circadian pacemaker.AREAS COVERED: ...
Source: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics - October 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Biljana Kosanovic Rajacic Marina Sagud Nela Pivac Drazen Begic Source Type: research