Recent studies show that light therapy can be helpful year-round for people who experience chronic depression, unpredictable recurrent depression, or bipolar depression, and the method has been effectively tested in patients using medication and even electroconvulsive therapy. The addition of light therapy to the regimen must be under doctor’s supervision.

Ans. Behavioral therapy is the treatment of choice for psychphysiologic insomnia, idiopatic insomnia and patients with inadequate sleep hygiene. It serves as an adjunctive therapy in insomnias secondary to psychiatric or medical illness. Behavioral techniques include, sleep hygiene, exposure to bright light and relaxation.

It depends on the condition. We only utilize physical therapy when it is medically necessary. When it is required, it is a very important part of the treatment regimen.

Light therapy is the shining of bright light into your eyes, typically for a half hour each session. Mood & Sleep Disorder clinics recommend 10,000 lux light levels Since the 1980's, light therapy has become the first line treatment for Winter Blues and SAD. Bright light can also be used to shift your circadian (wake/sleep) cycle, so it is used to prevent jet lag, minimize work shift change fatigue, and help abnormal sleep phase insomnias.

Light Force Therapy uses light emitting diodes or LEDs to produce a unique combination of frequency and wavelength of safe low-level infrared light, which helps to elevate muscle tissue temperature and increase circulation. All of these factors are essential in relieving discomfort and relaxing muscles, making Light Force Therapy extraordinarily effective. Light Force Therapy is free from dangerous UV and laser rays.

Laser Therapy or "photobiomodulation", is the use of specific wavelengths of light (red and near infrared) to create therapeutic effects. These effects include improved healing time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Laser therapy adds energy to living systems. While we are able to explain many of its molecular and biochemical effects, it also adds energy at atomic and subatomic levels.

Research into addiction and depression will not only help us understand and treat these disorders, it will teach us a lot about how the brain functions under normal and pathological conditions. This, in turn, will give us clues about many other brain disorders. In addition, the research promises to help us understand what controls the normal range of very basic behaviors, such as motivation, drive, work habits, attention, thinking, and the like.

Proponents of cranial therapy claim that skull bones can be manipulated to relieve many disorders. To quote the website of the Craniosacral Therapy Assoc. of the UK: "Dr William Sutherland, an American osteopath, discovered intrinsic movements of the bones of the skull around the turn of the century. His further research revealed different rhythmic tidal motions in the body.

Clinical experience and research, including an eight week study, show kava to be an excellent treatment for menopausal symptoms, including anxiety and hot flashes. In treating menopausal symptoms, kava is often combined with other herbs, such as black cohosh and dong quai, and other supplements as well. I don't see anywhere if Kava interracts with Synthroid, Warfarin, Pulmicort or Ativan, all of which I use daily, or indeed with Ventolin which I use only rarely. No use asking my family doctor.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy is an effective way to rejuvenate the skin, giving it a more youthful appearance. Light-based treatments use a less-intense, broader spectrum of light than lasers, but are effective in treating rejuvenation of the skin. Candela's Ellipse I2PL is the only light-based product that is built specifically to dual-filter light as it is absorbed, thereby generating more consistent results.

Several capacitors were studied during the development of NightStar. NightStar currently uses a 1-Farad, 5.5V capacitor. A capacitor with an energy storage capability 3 times greater than this is also available (3.3-Farad, 5.5V). However, it would require 3 times longer to fully charge this capacitor. The 3.3. farad capacitor is also larger and would increase the size of the flashlight.

So called “complementary” or “alternative” treatments, such as St. John’s Wort and Omega-3 fatty acids, have become increasing popular. Although some people have found these treatments to be beneficial, there is not enough scientific evidence to indicate that they are either safe or effective in the treatment of depression. Until research can demonstrate both its safety and its efficacy, it is advisable to use traditional treatments.

PPD affects both you and your baby. It interferes with your ability to function normally, including caring for and bonding with your baby. Over time, your baby's development and behavior are likely to suffer from the effects of PPD.1 Getting treatment for postpartum depression is important for both you and your baby. On average, untreated PPD lasts 7 months and can continue for over a year.1 With treatment, symptoms improve much more quickly.2

Blue and Red light therapy is effective for about 86% of people, so there is a very good chance it will work for you, too.

Bright light therapy involves the regular (usually daily) exposure to a bright light source. Treatments typically involve an artificial light source of accepted therapeutic intensity and having peaks in specific wavelengths, with exposure duration of a set period and distance from the light source.

Light therapy involves exposure to intense levels of light under controlled conditions. The recommended light therapy system consists of a set of fluorescent bulbs installed in a box with a diffusing screen and set up on a table or desktop at which one can sit comfortably for the treatment session. Treatment consists simply of sitting close to the light box, with lights on and eyes open.

A: Often women with breast cancer have a cancer that is made up predominately of cancer cells that are sensitive to the estrogen balance of that women. Changing the estrogen balance with anti-estrogenic medication or using medicines that allow the ovaries or adrenal glands to make estrogen, may dramatically effect breast cancer cells, killing a proportion of the cells and decreasing symptoms of the cancer.

How long the mood lasts: A bad mood is usually gone in a few days, but depression lasts for two weeks or longer. How much it interferes with your life. A bad mood does not keep you from going to work or school or spending time with friends. Depression can keep you from doing these things and may even make it difficult to get out of bed.

Yes. While drug treatment alone is not likely to help an alcoholic, drugs used alongside a behavioral program may indeed improve chances for recovery. Valium (diazepam) and other sedatives may be prescribed in order to ease anxiety during the struggle to stay on the wagon. Disulfiram, or Antabuse, makes drinking unpleasant by causing nausea, vomiting, and throbbing headaches when combined with alcohol.

No. Influenza is caused by viruses and not by bacteria, so antibiotics are not useful for treating influenza. Antibiotics should be taken only in cases of secondary infection due to bacteria.

After determining the cause of your halitosis, your dentist will be able to prescribe or recommend those products that can be helpful for you.

VNS Therapy has been shown to work in people with bipolar depression. Of the 205 people evaluated in the major clinical study of VNS Therapy in depression, approximately 10% had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The rates of response (getting better) and remission (getting well) for people with bipolar disorder were similar to those for people with unipolar depression and for the group as a whole.

Major depression is frequently recurrent, so many people have more than one episode. It is understandable that you might feel frustrated to improve, only to have another depression episode a few months later. Certainly, you should adhere to your treatment plan and keep your mental health provider advised of any changes. Despite doing this, however, some people have additional episodes of depression. VNS Therapy is a good treatment option for these people.

Depressions are rather rare in children, and usually are caused by traumatic events such as bereavment or stress in school.

For educational purposes, no. The norms established by Dr Lefebure after more than 35 years of experiments shows that a 75 watts bulb is perfectly adequate to trigger the needed neurological reactions. That type of light is too weak to harm the eye if it is used at a distance of at least 1.50 meters. At that distance there is no heat diffusion that can bother the eyes. The dazzling brightness of car headlights is a lot more harmful than the light generated by the Phosphenic Lamp.