Lightbox Therapy Treatment Report
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What is Lightbox Therapy?
Light therapy is a standard treatment for seasonal affective disorder. You sit with your eyes open in front of a light box — a small, portable device that contains fluorescent bulbs or tubes. The light box emits a type and intensity of light that isn't found in normal household lighting.
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Reasons Taken
21 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lightbox Therapy.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 16 | 76% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| seasonal affective disorder | 1 | 4% |
| Depression | 1 | 4% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Lightbox Therapy.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lightbox Therapy or how long patients were taking Lightbox Therapy before stopping.
Currently taking Lightbox Therapy
Stopped taking Lightbox Therapy
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 3 |
Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)
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- barbou2
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: None
- 61 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by barbou2
Apr 09, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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