What is Dark Therapy (Controlled Light)?
Category: Psychotherapy
Dark therapy is an experimental treatment, especially in bipolar disorder, which involves eliminating all light in the subject's environment, for a period of six to sixteen hours per day, in combination with a regular sleep schedule
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
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| Headaches | 3 | 0 | |
| Migraine headaches | 3 | 0 | |
| Skin sensitivity to sun (photosensitivity) | 2 | 0 | |
| Senses heightened | 1 | 0 |
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