PMID: 8961037Nov 25, 1996Paper

Response to light therapy in seasonal affective disorder: personality disorders and temperament as predictors of outcome

Journal of Affective Disorders
T Reichborn-Kjennerud, O Lingjaerde

Abstract

Outcome after 6 days of morning light therapy in subjects fulfilling criteria for winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was examined. Responders had significantly fewer previous episodes of SAD. Patients with a diagnosis of any DSM-III-R, axis II personality disorder, were significantly less likely to respond to light therapy than patients without axis II pathology. Poor treatment outcome was also significantly associated with: one or more personality disorders in cluster C, avoidant personality disorder, high number of positive criteria for self-defeating personality disorder and high score on the harm avoidance scale of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire. Temperament accounted for 25% of the variance in treatment outcome.

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