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Adjunctive bright light therapy for treating bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Bright light therapy (BLT) was reported as an effective adjunctive treatment option for bipolar disorder. Previous meta‐analytic study showed that augmentation treatment with light therapy significantly decreased the severity of… Click to show full abstract

Bright light therapy (BLT) was reported as an effective adjunctive treatment option for bipolar disorder. Previous meta‐analytic study showed that augmentation treatment with light therapy significantly decreased the severity of bipolar depression. However, most of included studies were case–control studies and several of them focused on BLT that was provided in combination with sleep deprivation therapy.

Keywords: bipolar depression; bright light; meta; therapy; light therapy

Journal Title: Brain and Behavior
Year Published: 2020

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