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Seasonal affective disorder, Part II: Phototherapy, an expanded role of the psychosocial nurse

✍ Scribed by Shawn K. Elmore

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 881 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1532-8228
DOI: 10.1016/0883-9417(91)90038-7

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✦ Synopsis

The integration of neurobiology into the research and practice of psychosocial nursing is an imperative for the decade of the 1990s. This substantial goal probably will be achieved through the completion of smaller endeavors. This article is intended to be one such contribution. The purpose of this article are threefold. First, it will introduce the psychosocial nurse to the characteristics of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This article also will provide the psychosocial nurse with the putative biological basis of SAD and phototherapy. Finally, specific information regarding the therapeutic application of bright light is provided.

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