Heliotherapy
Duties and
Responsibilities: What this is the therapeutic use of
sunlight. This is a treatment only for the people that have depression, to
boost the effects of antidepressant medication, as a substitute for
antidepressants during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and to enable patients
with depression to take lower doses of antidepressants. Another type of light
therapy uses ultraviolet wavelengths for treatment of the skin disorder
psoriasis and some other skin conditions, as well as for a type of cancer
called cutaneous T- cells lymphoma.
Salary:
$45,000
Education: Certified
doctor to prescribe light therapy
Reflection: Certain
drugs can increase sensitivity to sunlight and may cause skin reactions as a
result of light therapy. Some other side effects of light therapy are minimal.
Some patients report headaches, eyestrain or eye irritation or nausea when they
begin treatment.
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