Patient Attitudes About Light Therapy and Negative Ion Therapy for Nonseasonal Depression: An Online Survey Study
People with depression are aware of light therapy and negative ion therapy and support their usage as substitutes for antidepressants in maintenance treatment. This supports the importance and feasibility of a randomized relapse prevention trial with light therapy and negative ion therapy in people with depression.
Authors
- Aidan Scott
- Erin E. Michalak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-6527)
- Victor W. Li
- André Do
- Vanessa Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-9925)
- Jill Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8613-4429)
- Raymond W. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-4669)
- Orli S Hellerstein
- Iman Lahouaoula
- Samantha Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-7355)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- St. Francis Xavier University (CA)
- Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98278
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00