Light Therapy And Fluoxetine Are Equally Effective For SAD

Bright artificial light and the antidepressants fluoxetine (Prozac) are both effective treatments for the winter form of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). A head-to-head comparison conducted in four Canadian cities over three winters is reported in an article in the May issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Read more about the study comparing light therapy to prozac as well as the advantages of light therapy over antidepressants.