Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>Researchers need to establish whether the proposed group really has distinct biological rhythms, then test whether choosing treatment based on those measurements helps people recover sooner.</p>
<p>For now, sleep patterns cannot reliably predict which antidepressant will work best, and the findings provide no reason to change prescribed medication without medical advice.</p>
<p>If future trials confirm a benefit, a prescription for depression might one day specify when to receive light as carefully as which medicine to take.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/294933/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/timothy-hearn-1439589">Timothy Hearn</a>, Lecturer, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-cambridge-1283">University of Cambridge</a></em>; <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/anglia-ruskin-university-1887">Anglia Ruskin University</a></em></span></p>
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