A link has been made between exposure to light and its effect on mental health – and the findings have the potential for huge impacts on society.
A study at Monash University involving a huge 87000 participants found increased exposure to light at night increases a person’s risk for psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, bipolar and PTSD severity as well as self-harm.
It seems, as humans in modern, industrialised times, we have literally turned our biological systems upside down…