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Light Boxes Help Lift the Winter Blues

By John M. Grohol, PsyD
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Light Boxes Help Lift the Winter Blues

“Bright light treatment is definitely the treatment of choice for SAD,” said lead researcher Randall Flory, a professor of psychology at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Va. Flory’s study, presented at a recent meeting of the American Psychological Society, also found that room air ionizers — which increase levels of negatively charged particles circulating in air — can help ease the symptoms of SAD.


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    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 12 Jan 2005
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Grohol, J. (2005). Light Boxes Help Lift the Winter Blues. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 25, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/01/12/light-boxes-help-lift-the-winter-blues/

 

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