Acta Neuropsychiatr. 1995 Jun;7(2):44-6. doi: 10.1017/S0924270800037534.
Light therapy (LT) has become increasingly popular in various countries around the world in the last decade. For instance, according to a recent survey carried out in Germany in 1992, 13% (n = 56) of all German psychiatric hospitals (n = 422) used LT for different treatment indications and another 8% indicated their interest to do so. Among university facilities LT is even more popular, with a percentage of 57%. Although the most frequently used treatment indication for LT is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or its subsyndromal form (S-SAD) it is apparent that other forms of depression e.g. non-seasonal forms, either acute or chronic are also a target for this new treatment modality. There is a number of studies supporting the use of LT for SAD (for review), however there are just a few studies for non-seasonal depression or for the other treatment indications (for review).
在过去十年中，光疗（LT）在世界上许多国家越来越受欢迎。例如，根据 1992 年在德国进行的一项最近调查，13%（n=56）的德国精神病院（n=422）使用 LT 进行不同的治疗适应症，另有 8%表示有兴趣这样做。在大学设施中，LT 更为流行，占 57%。尽管 LT 最常用于治疗季节性情感障碍（SAD）或其亚综合征形式（S-SAD），但显然其他形式的抑郁症，如非季节性形式，无论是急性还是慢性，也是这种新治疗方式的目标。有许多研究支持 LT 治疗 SAD（综述），但只有少数研究用于非季节性抑郁症或其他治疗适应症（综述）。
