The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast


A New Cause of Depression: Light at Night [60 Sec Psych]

July 08, 2020

Evening light is associated with so many health risks ─ cancer, diabetes, heart disease ─ that the AMA has a position statement on it. Psychiatrists may need to pay attention as well. It’s been linked to depression, mania, and poor cognition in epidemiologic studies, and this animal study confirms that. An K, Zhao H, Miao Y, et al. A circadian rhythm-gated subcortical pathway for nighttime-light-induced depressive-like behaviors in mice. Nat Neurosci. 2020;10.1038/s41593-020-0640-8. [Link]


Published On: 6/24/2020


Duration: 1 minute, 31 seconds


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