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Light Treatment Effective for Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder

November 30, 2015 JAMA Psychiatry TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Adults with moderate to severe non-seasonal major depressive disorder (MDD) were randomized to receive light monotherapy, antidepressant monotherapy (fluoxetine hydrochloride), combination light and antidepressant, or placebo for 8 weeks. Light monotherapy and combination therapy were both significantly better than placebo for response and remission, but fluoxetine was not […]