What is light therapy and how does it help depression?

By Corgan Blosch and Rose George MD   Every human being needs sunlight. Not only does sunlight provide us with Vitamin D, but it also helps us regulate the chemicals (neurotransmitters) in our brain. There is a special area in the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which controls the regulation of melatonin and temperature. This […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder

by Corgan Blosch and Rose George, MD   Seasonal Affective Disorder is a recurrent depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern. Respectively, it is a depression that begins and ends during a specific season, with full remittance during other seasons. Most typically, this depression begins in Fall or Winter and remits in the Spring or Summer. […]