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A close friend who for years has suffered from wintertime depression is seeking your advice regarding the effectiveness of light-exposure therapy. What should you tell your friend?

A) "Don't waste your time and money. It doesn't work."
B) "A more effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing."
C) "You'd be better off with a prescription for lithium."
D) "It might be worth a try. There is some evidence that morning light exposure produces relief."

Light-Exposure Therapy

A treatment modality using scheduled exposure to light of specific wavelengths to treat disorders like seasonal affective disorder.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

A type of depression that occurs at a specific time of the year, usually during winter, related to variations in natural light.

Lithium

A chemical element used as a medication to treat and prevent episodes of mania in people with bipolar disorder.

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