title: [Effectiveness of bright light therapy in cyclothymic axis syndromes--a cross-over study in comparison with partial sleep deprivation].
abstract: In a preliminary crossover study, fifty patients with a cyclothymic axial syndrome were given bright-light treatment, while fifty other such patients were treated by means of partial sleep deprivation, 60% of the patients responded to bright-light treatment, as opposed to 50% of the patients partially deprived of sleep. The superior results of the bright-light treatment (Hamilton Depression Scale) are confirmed on the Nurses' Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation and the Profile of Mood States. Comparatively young patients with a not so extremely marked depression show the best response rates. Bright-light treatment is also effective against depressive disorders in non-seasonal depressions.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Frauenpsychiatrie, Bezirkskrankenhauses für Neurologie und Psychiatrie Arnsdorf bei Dresden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation
vernacular_title: Zur Effizienz der Bright-Light-Therapie bei zyklothymen Achsensyndromen--eine cross-over-Studie gegenüber partiellem Schlafentzug.