Light therapy for sleep disturbance comorbid depression in relation to neural circuits and interactive hormones-A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To provide an overview of the evidence on the effect of light therapy on sleep disturbance and depression, identify the light-active neural and hormonal correlates of the effect of light therapy on sleep disturbance comorbid depression (SDCD), and construct the mechanism by which light therapy alleviates SDCD.

Methods

Articles published between 1981 and 2021 in English were accessed using Science Direct, Elsevier, and Google Scholar following a three-step searching process via evolved keywords. The evidence level, reliability, and credibility of the literature were evaluated using the evidence pyramid method, which considers the article type, impact factor, and journal citation report (JCR) partition.

Results

A total of 372 articles were collected, of which 129 ar

SUBMITTER: Yaodong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538739 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature