[The significance of lighting for health and wellbeing].
The light which reaches the eye affects us both visually and non-visually. New results of treatment for depression show that strong artificial light has physiological effects on man. A study describes successful treatment of depressed patients with light and simultaneous normalization of disturbed hormonal daily rhythms. The research results are based on new methods in the modern science which deals with the effects of biological rhythms and is called chronobiology. Anachronobiology pertains to the favourable and catachronobiology to the adverse effects of the rhythms.
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Psykiatriska kliniken, S:t Görans sjukhus, Stockholm.
D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*
D006728:Hormones