Bright light in elderly subjects with nonseasonal major depressive disorder: a double blind randomised clinical trial using early morning bright blue light comparing dim red light treatment

BACKGROUND: Depression frequently occurs in the elderly. Its cause is largely unknown, but several studies point to disturbances of biological rhythmicity. In both normal aging, and depression, the functioning of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is impaired, as evidenced by an increased prevalence...

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Autores principales: Lieverse, Ritsaert, Nielen, Marjan MA, Veltman, Dick J, Uitdehaag, Bernard MJ, van Someren, Eus JW, Smit, Jan H, Hoogendijk, Witte JG
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18671864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-9-48

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18671864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-9-48

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