Method for treatment of depression
US7309348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0659
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating or preventing depression is disclosed. The method, in preferred embodiments includes therapy apparatus for treating a patient's brain is provided. The method, in a preferred embodiment, includes irradiating at least a portion of a patient's brain with light energy having an efficacious power density and wavelength. The light energy should be sufficient to cause regulation of neurotransmitters in the brain and/or an upregulation of endogenous compounds in the brain, including neurotrophic factors, that result in neural growth, neurogenesis, and/or plasticity of neural function which leads to a diminishment or elimination of depression and its symptoms, and/or delays, reduces, or eliminates the onset of depression or depressive symptoms.
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