Light Therapy and SAD Lamps

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a relatively common condition often referred to as the 'winter blues'. The common symptoms include mild-to-moderate depression, excessive sleepiness and appetite, social isolation and irritability.

C4BH offers access to light therapy, the most common and effective treatment for SAD. Light therapy alone has been shown to be of benefit to 80% of SAD sufferers. Although how light therapy works is unclear, it is thought that its influence is due to its suppression of Melatonin production (a substance produced in the brain that regulates the body clock and is thought to be related to depression).