Phototherapy in Young People With Depression

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Evidence of other sleep, neurological or primary medical conditions that could explain the current depression and/or contribute to sleep-wake dysfunction;
• •2. Other primary psychiatric disorders aside from anxiety disorders;
• •3. Significant alcohol or other substance dependence;
• •4. Use of medications that affect sleep, circadian rhythms, or alertness within the past month (participants stabilized on an antidepressant medication, stimulants, lithium or melatoninergic agents will not be excluded from the study);
• •5. Use of medications that may interact with light to produce a photoallergic reaction;
• •6. Eye or skin condition which may interact with bright light exposure;
• •7. Regular shift-work within 60-days prior to entry into the study;
• •8. Recent transmeridian travel.