What is Light Therapy (Phototherapy)?
Category: Procedures
Most popular types: Blue light therapy Dawn Simulation Anodyne therapy
See also: Light Box
Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light, for a prescribed amount of time and, in some cases, at a specific time of day.
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
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Seasonal affective disorder | 46 | 33 | |
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) | 37 | 20 | |
Major depressive disorder | 26 | 23 | |
Psoriasis | 7 | 6 | |
Psoriatic plaques (scaly patches) | 6 | 8 | |
Fatigue | 5 | 9 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
Severity | Evaluations | |
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Severe | 5 | |
Moderate | 9 | |
Mild | 13 | |
None | 73 |
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