title: Side effects of light therapy in seasonal affective disorder.
abstract: The authors report the frequency of side effects of light therapy in 105 patients with seasonal affective disorder treated with three intensities of light. Common symptoms to emerge during treatment were headache (19%), eyestrain (17%), and feeling "wired" (14%). There was no relationship between side effects and intensity of light used.
authors: Mood Disorders Program, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Levitt
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Joffe
authors: D E
authors: DE
authors: Moul
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Lam
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Teicher
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Lebegue
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Murray
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Oren
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Schwartz
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*