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What do systematic reviews say?

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Bright white light therapy vs infrared light therapy

Overall discontinuation ( · All participants were known SAD patients who had been successfully treated with conventional light therapy in previous winters

It is very uncertain whether bright white light therapy changes overall discontinuation ( compared with infrared light therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [0.35, 5.13]
1 study · 36 participants
Very low

Bright white light therapy vs no light therapy

Overall discontinuation ( · All participants were known SAD patients who had been successfully treated with conventional light therapy in previous winters

It is very uncertain whether bright white light therapy changes overall discontinuation ( compared with no light therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.22 [0.29, 17.27]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low