"Phototherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
| Descriptor ID |
D010789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774
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| Concept/Terms |
Phototherapy- Phototherapy
- Phototherapies
- Therapy, Photoradiation
- Photoradiation Therapies
- Therapies, Photoradiation
- Light Therapy
- Light Therapies
- Therapies, Light
- Therapy, Light
- Photoradiation Therapy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phototherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Light Therapy for Adolescent Depression: A Scoping Review. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2023 09; 25(9):373-386.
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Phase 1/2a, open-label, multicenter study of RM-1929 photoimmunotherapy in patients with locoregional, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2021 12; 43(12):3875-3887.
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Meta-analysis of sleep deprivation in the acute treatment of bipolar depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2021 04; 143(4):319-327.
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The chronotherapeutic treatment of bipolar disorders: A systematic review and practice recommendations from the ISBD task force on chronotherapy and chronobiology. Bipolar Disord. 2019 12; 21(8):741-773.
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Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Phase Disorders. Neurol Clin. 2019 08; 37(3):527-543.
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A placebo-controlled pilot study of a wearable morning bright light treatment for probable PTSD. Depress Anxiety. 2019 07; 36(7):617-624.
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An Open Trial of Morning Bright Light Treatment Among US Military Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Pain Med. 2019 04 01; 20(4):770-778.
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An open-label pilot study of a home wearable light therapy device for postpartum depression. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2018 10; 21(5):583-586.
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-targeted Photoimmunotherapy (PIT) for the Treatment of EGFR-expressing Bladder Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 10; 16(10):2201-2214.
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Ultraviolet A1 phototherapy: One center's experience. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017 Jan-Feb; 83(1):60-65.