Even the great painter Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have suffered from the disease. ... Bipolar disorder is characterized by a great deal of symptoms that can be broken down into two categories: manic and depressive episodes. ... Some of the side effects include thirst, weight gain, nausea, diarrhea, and edema. ... Because of the often severe side effects, Benzodiazepines are often used in their place. ... They all continued to use light therapy, and all showed a sustained positive response at a three month follow-up (Hopkins and Gelenberg, 1994). ...

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Even the great painter Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have suffered from the disease. ... Bipolar disorder is characterized by a great deal of symptoms that can be broken down into two categories: manic and depressive episodes. ... Some of the side effects include thirst, weight gain, nausea, diarrhea, and edema. ... Because of the often severe side effects, Benzodiazepines are often used in their place. ... They all continued to use light therapy, and all showed a sustained positive response at a three month follow-up (Hopkins and Gelenberg, 1994). ...

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Kern's depression by extending his day length and creating an artificial summer. ... Within a short period the patient's depression lifted, and the practice of "light therapy" or photo therapy for the treatment of seasonal pattern depression was born. ... The reason for this is that in order to properly diagnose a person with SAD there has to have been a pattern of depression and remission from depression, concurrently 2 years. ... These symptoms can easily be mistaken for major depression as well. ... The symptoms or effects usually associated with SAD are, but not limited to th...

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