# Day and night light exposure are associated with psychiatric disorders: an objective light study in >85,000 people

Burns AC, Windred DP, Rutter MK, et al. · Nature Mental Health 1:853–862 · 2023



## Key finding

Brighter days and darker nights were each independently linked to lower risk of depression and other disorders — daytime light offsets night light.



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