Phototherapy
Fototerapie
Autor se zamýšlí nad historií objevu vztahu vnějších vlivů, cykličnosti v přírodě, a vnitřních biologických hodin člověka. Uvádí vlastní soubor pacientů se sezonní afektivní poruchou, splňujících kritéria tzv. velké deprese, a zkušenosti s léčbou fototerapií. Ekonomicky se zdá být fototerapie vhodnou doplňkovou metodou k léčbě medikamentózní.
Klíčová slova:
fototerapie – deprese – sezonní afektivní porucha.
Authors:
K. Moravec
Authors place of work:
Psychiatrická a psychoterapeutická praxe, Karlovy Vary
Published in the journal:
Prakt. Lék. 2005; 85(10): 581-584
Category:
Therapy
Summary
The author reflects on the history of the discovery of the relationship of external influences, cyclicity in nature, and the internal biological clock in man. He presents his own series of patients suffering seasonal affective disorder fulfilling the criteria of the major depression, as well as experience with its phototherapeutic treatment. From the economic point of view, phototherapy seems to be an appropriate method supplementing medication.
Key words:
phototherapy – depressio – seasonal affective disorder.
Štítky
General practitioner for children and adolescents General practitioner for adultsČlánok vyšiel v časopise
General Practitioner
2005 Číslo 10
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