This little book tells you about bright light therapy for depression and sleep, how it can be used, and why we need it. CHAPTER 10 ABOUT DR. KRIPKE

Table of Contents Chapter 1 We Wilt In The Dark Chapter 2 Depression & The Droopy Dims Chapter 3 Treating Depression With Light Chapter 4 Using Antidepressant Drugs & Counseling Chapter 5 Bright Light For Depression: The Scientific Evidence Chapter 6 Advanced & Delayed Sleep Phase: Bright Light Treatment Chapter 7 Side Effects of Bright Light Chapter 8 Good Sleep Habits Chapter 9 About This Web Book: Printing & Copying Chapter 10 About Dr. Kripke

Daniel F. Kripke, M.D. is a licensed practicing physician certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.  Dr. Kripke was elected a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.  Dr. Kripke has written hundreds of medical articles and has given invited lectures in 18 countries.  In 1973, Dr. Kripke established one of the first sleep clinics in the United States.  In 1981, Dr. Kripke published the first controlled clinical trial of bright light treatment.  For the past 20 years, Dr. Kripke has been doing research on light treatment and treating patients with light.

You can contact Dr. Kripke at dkripke1@san.rr.com, but please do not write for personal medical advice.  A physician should not give personal advice to a patient he does not know.

If you have a sleep problem, you might also be interested in Dr. Kripke’s other Wordwide Web book called The Dark Side of Sleeping Pills.  Some of this material is repeated in both books.

Brighten Your Life, in all its formats, including this eBook, Copyright ©1997-2002 by Daniel F. Kripke, M.D., all rights reserved.