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DATE: THURSDAY, May 17, 1990                   TAG: 9005170605
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-10   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

STUDY: LIGHT EXPOSURE MAY EASE DISORDERS

Carefully timed exposure to bright light may ease depression, pre-menstrual syndrome and severe difficulties in falling asleep at a reasonable hour, according to studies presented Wednesday.

Prior research found light effective in treating a form of depression that strikes in winter, rather than the non-seasonal type in the new study.

"Now we see there's a set of non-seasonal disorders that can be helped by bright light," commented Norman Rosenthal of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Rosenthal chaired a symposium on light therapy at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

- Associated Press 


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