How to use light to ease the burden of restless nights and listless days
Restless nights, filled with unrewarding sleep, are experienced by at least one third of the population. About ten percent suffer so severely for long...
Triple chronotherapy succeeds with home treatment for major depression
The experts who provide CET with clinical updates have the most experience with light therapy, particularly for SAD. However, light...
Do Circadian-Modifying Treatments Work for Bipolar Disorders? What the Evidence Shows
The Center for Environmental Therapeutics is dedicated to the promotion of non-pharmacologic, natural treatments, many of which are thought to act on our biological...
What are the boundaries of environmental therapeutics?
I am relatively new to environmental therapeutics and wanted to consider the boundaries of our discipline. It is defined on the home...
When Should I Take My Blood Pressure Medication?
In recent years, the development of easy-to-use devices to continuously monitor blood pressure over 24 hours demonstrated that not only do blood pressure (BP)...
Illuminating progress: Novel guidelines for documenting and reporting light interventions in basic and clinical research
In the fast-changing landscape of scientific research, standardization and increasing the useability of data are becoming increasingly important. Understanding the nuances of non-visual responses...
Circadian Misalignment: A Biological Basis for Mood Vulnerability in Shift Work
Depression has significant economic impact: According to the World Health Organization, the estimated cost to the global economy is US$1 trillion per year in...
Circadian Reinforcement Therapy – A New Approach to Treat Depression
There is a need to develop new treatments for depression as the current options are lacking in efficacy, are associated with severe side effects,...
Life Across Latitudes
The first humans appeared in Africa in a region with latitude around 10 degrees, where there are approximately 12 hours of natural light and...
Mental Health and the Body Clock: What Questions Should Research Be Answering?
Do you ever wonder about who decides what research focuses on? Well, usually it’s decided by researchers and the people who fund research (which...
