Light Therapy Might Help People With Bipolar Depression
Light therapy can help treat depression that's part of seasonal affective disorder, but it hasn't worked so well for treating bipolar disorder. It may come down to when people are exposed to light.
As the months grow colder and darker, many people find themselves somewhat sadder and even depressed.
Bright light is sometimes used to help treat the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Researchers are now testing light therapy to see if it also can help treat depression that's part of bipolar disorder.
It's unclear how lack of light might cause the winter blues, although some that the dark days
