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Social event to Humboldt Forum – guided tour

Social event: Thursday, June 22, 15:00-17:00 Museum Tour: Museumsinsel, Humboldt Forum, Masterplan: Berlin’s Cultural Heart in Transition, guided tour with Dr. Martin Maischberger Registration necessary (please register before June 20th by writing an email to: info@groupadvance.com)  

Entrainment of bipolar mood cycles by lunar cycles

Image by eso.org. A new study by T. Wehr found some evidence that lunar cycles can entrain mood cycles in patients with bipolar depression. Dr. Wehr found in some patients similar periodicities in their mood cycles which were synchronous with multiples of bi-weekly lunar tidal cycles: T A Wehr; Bipolar mood cycles and lunar tidal cycles […]

Blue-blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania – new study

New study on the effect of blue-blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania: Henriksen TE, Skrede S, Fasmer OB, Schoeyen H, Leskauskaite I, Bjørke-Bertheussen J, Assmus J, Hamre B, Grønli J, Lund A. Blue-blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Bipolar Disord. 2016 May;18(3):221-32. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12390. PubMed PMID: 27226262; PubMed Central […]

New meta-study on light therapy effects

New meta-study on light therapy effects by  Penders TM et al.; Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2016 Oct 20;18(5). doi: 10.4088/PCC.15r01906. The study by Penders et al. compared randomized clinical trials with nonseasonal depressed patients (N=457 patients). The results showed significant improvement with bright light therapy (> 30 minutes and > 5000 lux) in conjunction […]

Successful SLTBR satellite symposium in Amsterdam

We had a succesfull symposium for around 70 attendees at the ISBD-ISAD conference in Amsterdam: ARE MOOD DISORDERS CHRONOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS? A SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM OF THE SOCIETY OF LIGHT TREATMENT AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS (SLTBR) Chair:  Klaus Martiny, Denmark 13:00 – 13:05 OPENING REMARKS Invited Speaker:  Klaus Martiny, Denmark 13:05 – 13:40 INTRODUCTION IN CHRONOTHERAPY Invited Speaker:  […]

Join SLTBR Satellite Symposium at ISBD/ISAD in Amsterdam July 13th 2016

SLTBR Satellite program: Session details Pre-Conference International Satellite ARE MOOD DISORDERS CHRONOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS? A SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM OF THE SOCIETY OF LIGHT TREATMENT AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS (SLTBR) Agora 1    Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016    From: 13:00    To: 16:00 Chair:  Klaus Martiny, Denmark 13:00 – 13:05 OPENING REMARKS Invited Speaker:  Klaus Martiny, Denmark 13:05 – 13:40 INTRODUCTION […]

Meeting destinations – getting from here to there!

MEETING DESTINATIONS: Getting from here to there For download The NYLO Hotel Coogan’s (reception) New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) Artie’s (banquet)   NYLO to Coogan’s From the hotel corner on Broadway, walk uptown (to the right) to 79th Street. Use the uptown subway entrance, on the same side of Broadway as the hotel. Purchase […]