ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
"Shedding Light on Light": A Review on the Effects on Mental Health of Exposure to Optical Radiation.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Natural Light Exposure as a Potential 7th Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Article
- Research Progress on Light Therapy to Improve Depressive Symptoms of Bipolar Depression.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Review
- Myopia and daylight-A combination of factors.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Understanding immune system dysfunction and its context in mood disorders: psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology and clinical interventions.Military Medical Research · 2024Review
- Daily rhythms, light exposure and social jetlag correlate with demographic characteristics and health in a nationally representative survey.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Association between Ultraviolet B Exposure Levels and Depression in Taiwanese Adults: A Nested Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- No Effects of Photobiomodulation on Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampal Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity and Expression of c-Fos Protein of Young Male and Female Rats.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
In relation to human health and functioning, light, or more specifically optical radiation, plays many roles, beyond allowing vision. These may be summarized as: regulation of circadian rhythms; consequences of direct exposure to the skin; and more indirect effects on well-being and functioning, also related to lifestyle and contact with natural and urban environments. Impact on mental health is relevant for any of these specifications and supports a clinical use of this knowledge for the treatment of psychiatric conditions, such as depression or anxiety, somatic symptom disorder, and others, with reference to light therapy in particular. The scope of this narrative review is to provide a summary of recent findings and evidence on the regulating functions of light on human beings' biology, with a specific focus on mental health, its prevention and care.
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