Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-2023
Degree Name
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics - (M.S.)
Department
Mathematical Sciences
First Advisor
Amitabha Koshal Bose
Second Advisor
Casey Diekman
Third Advisor
Horacio G. Rotstein
Abstract
Bright Light Therapy has been shown to be efficacious to mood disorders including Major Depression. Researchers use the Jewett-Forger-Kronauer model of the circadian rhythm with the Unified Model of melatonin including a mathematical term implementing feedback from the melatonin system into the circadian system to quantify the effects of bright light. Early investigations into intrinsic period, light sensitivity, and the circadian pacemaker's sensitivity to blood melatonin concentration may be indicators of subsets of patients with long intrinsic periods exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Recommended Citation
Mainwaring, Charles A., "Bright light therapy and depression: assessing suitability using entrainment maps" (2023). Theses. 2187.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2187
