Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2003):

An automated treatment for jet lag delivered through the internet.

Full Abstract

Seventy percent of persons who suffer from psychiatric illness do not receive treatment. Cost-effective, automated treatment can be delivered through the Internet but can be complicated by the lack of professional supervision. This open study piloted a fully automated, publicly available treatment for jet lag as a means of highlighting some of the issues involved in delivering treatment over the Internet. Twenty study participants rated the severity of their jet lag symptoms and their adherence to a light-exposure schedule calculated to accelerate adaptation to a new time zone. A significant negative correlation was observed between how closely participants followed the light-exposure schedules and the severity of their jet lag symptoms.

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Author information

Author/s: Lieberman, Daniel Z (DZ);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA. dlieberman@mfa.gwu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) (Psychiatr Serv), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 54 (issue 3) : pp 394-6

Dates: Created 2003/02/28; Completed 2003/04/21; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12610250, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adaptation, Physiological Adaptation, Psychological Automatic Data Processing Circadian Rhythm - physiology Delivery of Health Care - methods Education, Distance Health Services Research Humans

Internet - utilization Jet Lag Syndrome - classification; physiopathology; therapy Patient Compliance Patient Education as Topic - methods Phototherapy - utilization Severity of Illness Index Travel United States

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