Bright light therapy, a standard treatment for seasonal depression, may also help people who experience depression year-round ...

During a light therapy session, sit near the light box. In order to be effective, the light must enter your eyes indirectly. The box should be positioned 11–15 inches away from you and tilted downward ...

Patients with non-seasonal depression who were treated with bright light therapy reported a 40% remission rate, according to a recent study.

In the analysis, bright-light therapy consisted of using a fluorescent light box that produced white light for at least 30 minutes. The common brightness range was 10,000 lux -- similar to the ...

Most sessions of bright light therapy administered during the study lasted at least 30 minutes. The light boxes used had a ...

A light at the end of the dark tunnel of depression? Doctors commonly prescribe antidepressants to treat patients suffering ...

Bright light therapy was associated with improved treatment response and remission rates among patients with nonseasonal depression.

For the light therapy to work, Laje says that you need to sit 1.5 to 2 feet from the light box. It will feel slightly uncomfortable because it's so bright. "It has to be slightly uncomfortable to ...