Red Light Therapy for Bipolar disorder (BD)
PBM was associated with improvements in cognitive performance in a small single-arm study (O’Donnell 2021). A case series of four patients reported a reduction in anhedonia and improvements in other symptoms (Mannu 2019)
Evidence Summary
1 human non-RCT 1 case series
Related Conditions in Psychiatry
Research Basis
This content is informed by 47+ published peer-reviewed studies on photobiomodulation.
RedLightOS Research Team
Photobiomodulation Research
The RedLightOS team reviews over 9,500 published photobiomodulation studies to deliver evidence-based red light therapy guidance.
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