Experts' opinions

We provide up-to-date information for the various interest groups

On the following pages we provide up-to-date information for the various interest groups,
for example for:

• sufferers who wish to inform themselves thoroughly about light therapy and further possible methods of therapy and also for
• doctors, psychologists and other interested people from a scientific background who are seeking new and important information for pure research and who wish to keep up-to-date on the present status of the possible methods of therapy with light therapy.

Our information concerning the various issues are constantly being updated.

Information for patients, dependents and friends.

Please inform yourself before you participate in a therapy

In many countries there is a strong tendency to turn to natural cures and alternative forms of therapy. For this reason we wish to supply you with information which will enable you to make objective decisions.

In this way you will be able to consider critically and if necessary refuse those therapy concepts which are supposedly "biological, gentle, curing and strengthening" but which are in fact ineffective or maybe even harmful.

The use and risks of alternative medicine

• Bettschart, R. et al.: "Bittere Naturmedizin". 1995, approx.
• Federspiel, K. and Herbst, V.: "Die Andere Medizin - Nutzen und Risiken sanfter Heilmethoden". Consumer magazine "Stiftung Warentest", 1996.

Light therapy

• Rosenthal, N. E. and Kasper, S. F.: Winter Blues. Seasonal Affective Disorder. What it is and how to overcome it. New York - London, Guilford Press, 1993.
• Peters, C. A.: "Fight the Winter Blues. Don't be SAD". Script Publishing Inc.: Calgary. 1994.

Sleep disorders, jet-lag and shift-work

• Füller, L.: "Fit durch gesunden Schlaf". Consumer magazine "Stiftung Warentest", 1994.
• Oren, D. A. et al.: "How to beat jet lag: A practical guide for air travellers". New York: Holt, 1993.
• Scheppach, J.: "Sex um 8 - und was Sie sonst noch über innere Uhren wissen sollten". Munich, 1996.

Nutrition, moods and behaviour

• Pollmer, U. et al.: "Prost Mahlzeit! Krank durch gesunde Ernährung". Cologne, 1994.
• Wurtmann, J.: "Managing your mind and mood through food". New York: Harper and Row, 1986.

Alter your behaviour pattern - live better

• Lazarus, A. et al.: "Don’t believe it for a minute". San Luis Obispo: Impact Publishers, 1993.

Doctors, psychologists and interested people (scientific background)

The qualitative requirements of the following abstracts are ensured

The most important source of information necessary for serious, medical-psychological literary research is MEDLINE, the world-wide largest medical data bank of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

All of the following listed abstracts have been taken from this data bank and have therefore comply with the conditions of a strict review procedure. The qualitative requirements of the following abstracts are therefore ensured.

To facilitate your search for the issues which interest you personally, we will first provide you with a short overall view of the names of the original authors, the titles and the years of publication.

Abstracts

• Short overall view of abstracts
• Predictors of light therapy
• Seasonal affective disorder
• Non-seasonal affective disorder
• Sleep, shift-work and jet-lag syndrome
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Obesity
• Eating disorders
• More recent symptoms and signs
• Risks, side-effects and contra-indications

Literature

• Birbaumer, N. und Schmidt, R. F.: Biologische Psychologie. Berlin - Heidelberg - New York, 1996.
• Brownell, K. D., Fairburn, C. G.: Eating disorders and obesity. A comprehensive handbook. New York, London. 1995.
• Comer, R. J.: Abnormal Psychology. New York, 1995
• Davison, G. C., Neale, J. M.: Abnormal Psychology. New York, 1996.
• Drummond, D. C. et al.: Addictive behaviour: Cue exposure theory and practice. Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore. 1995.
• Haen, E., Zulley, J.: Chronomedizin. Regensburg, 1994.
• Holick, M. F., Jung, E. G.: Biologic Effects of Light 1995. Berlin - New York, 1996.
• Kasper, S.: Jahreszeit und Befindlichkeit in der Allgemeinbevölkerung. Berlin - Heidelberg, 1991.
• Kemper, J., Zulley, J. (Hrsg.): Gestörter Schlaf im Alter. München, 1994.
• Hammen, C.: Depression. Los Angeles. 1997.
• Linden, M., Hautzinger, M. (Hrsg.): Verhaltenstherapie. Berlin - Heidelberg, 1996.
• Parry, B. L. et al.: Melatonin. Light Therapy and Premenstrual Syndrome. In: Shafii, M. und Shafii, R. L. (Hrsg.): Biological rhythms, mood disorders, light therapy and the pineal gland, Washington, 1990.
• Peters, C. A.: Fight the Winter Blues - Don’t Be SAD. Calgary, 1994.
• Rachman, S.: Anxiety. University of British Columbia, Canada. 1997.
• Rosenthal, N. E., Kasper, S.: Licht-Therapie. Das Programm gegen Winterdepressionen. München 1997.
• Straube, E. R., Oades, R. D.: Schizophrenia. Empirical research and findings. San Diego, New York, Boston, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto. 1992.
• Volk, S.: Schlafstörungen und was dagegen hilft. Berlin - Heidelberg, 1995.
• Wurtman, J. J.: Managing Your Mind and Mood Through Food. New York, 1986.
• Zulley, J.: Der Einfluß der biologischen Rhythmik auf die Schlaf-Wach-Regulation. Der Internist, Mai 1996, 463 - 469.
• Zulley, J. u. Wirz-Justice, A. (Hrsg.): Lichttherapie. Regensburg, 1997