Patients’ Experience of Winter Depression and Light Room Treatment

Table 3

Overview of the results regarding the patients’ experience of the light room treatment: three categories and 11 subcategories ().

Categories	Subcategories
Positive treatment effects	A radical and sudden transformation
	Increased energy and activity
	Improvement in mood and thinking
	Improvement in sleep and daily rhythms
	Positive changes in food habits
The importance of a good environment	A calming and relaxing experience
	The need for mutual respect and silence
	The physical environment
Negative experiences	Initial side effects
	Insufficient treatment effects
	Treatment is time-consuming