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Office-based physicians, particularly psychiatrists, frequently recommend light therapy (LT). While effective for depressive disorders, there

Keywords:

Depression Light therapy Private doctors SAD Seasonal affective disorder

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Psychiatry
Chronobiology
Sleep Medicine

Background:

Light therapy (LT) is a non-pharmacological treatment established in psychiatry since the 1980s.
Prior research primarily focused on LT use within hospital settings.
This study investigates LT utilization patterns among office-based physicians.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the current patterns of light therapy prescription by office-based physicians.
To assess the perceived appropriateness of LT for various psychiatric and sleep-related disorders.

Main Methods:

A mailed questionnaire was distributed to 400 randomly selected Austrian physicians.
The sample was stratified to represent general practitioners, psychiatrists, public health physicians, private practitioners, urban/rural locations, and gender.
A response rate of 27.7% was achieved after follow-ups via phone and email.

Main Results:

67.3% of physicians recommended LT, with higher rates among psychiatrists (91.6%) than general practitioners (46.6%).
Patients' homes were the preferred treatment location (90%).
High appropriateness ratings were reported for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) (94.2%), sub-syndromal SAD (93.3%), and major depressive disorder (60.6%).

Conclusions:

Office-based physicians, especially psychiatrists, regularly recommend light therapy.
Significant potential exists for expanding LT applications beyond depressive disorders.
Findings align with previous observations of LT use in psychiatric hospitals.