'Light box helps ease my winter depression'

For the past 10 years, Ms Cantrell has been using a Sad lamp, or a light therapy box, as a way to lift her spirits during the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Light-box therapy brightens SAD life

Like an estimated 5 percent or so of Americans, I have seasonal affective disorder, better known by its all-too-appropriate acronym, SAD. Seasonal depression, which can entail lethargy and lower moods ...
phillyvoice.com

Light lamps can help combat the winter blues, but choosing an effective one can be tricky

People who feel more fatigued, sad, irritable and hungry as the days darken from fall into winter may benefit from using a light box, also called a therapy lamp, according to health experts. Seasonal ...
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For those who have seasonal affective disorder, here are the best light therapy boxes

Which light therapy boxes for seasonal affective disorder are best? Many people feel a little down in the fall and winter when the days get shorter and sunlight is harder to come by. But for some, the ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Light box therapy one treatment plan for SAD

Q: Each year when we switch away from daylight saving time, I get that SAD thing. I start feeling low and eventually get depressed. Why does that happen? I’ve read there are special lights that can ...

The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian ...
WFMY News2

Seasonal Depression: Light box therapy and other treatments

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cooler temperatures and the end of daylight-saving time means shorter days and less sunlight. These adjustments can trigger Seasonal Affective Disorder more commonly known as SAD.
Daily Emerald

Light therapy boxes brighten up winters, reduce SAD effects

The directions for light therapy treatment are simple enough: Sit near the light and bask in the glow. But, despite Oregon’s frequent rain and gloom, the University Health Center’s light therapy boxes ...
Times-Standard

Ask the Doctors | Light box therapy one treatment plan for SAD

Dear Doctors: Each year when we switch away from daylight saving time, I get that SAD thing. I start feeling low and eventually get depressed. Why does that happen? I’ve read there are special lights ...