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Light exposure may be linked to several mental health conditions

Multiple factors can contribute to different mental health conditions, but in the largest study of its kind, researchers suggest limited light exposure during the day or high levels of exposure at night may be involved

By Charlotte Lytton

2 November 2022

Exposure to high levels of light at night may be linked to certain mental health conditions

Exposure to high levels of light at night may be linked to certain mental health conditions

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Limited light exposure during the day or being exposed to high levels of light at night may be linked with certain mental health conditions.

“We propose that day and night light exposure are important environmental factors that contribute to an individual’s risk for certain disorders against the background of their genetics and other environmental factors that interact with one another,” says Angus Burns at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

“By no means do we suggest …

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