LIGHT THERAPY OF PSYCHOVEGETATIVE DISORDE RS

26 patients with psychovegetative disorders of neurotic origin (vegeta tive dystonia syndrome, hyperventilation syndrome, panic attacks, head ache, insomnia, motivation disorders) were treated, Light therapy (LT) was carried out every day during 2 weeks. The light of 4500-5000 lux was applied during 1 hour (the distance - 60 cm). As a result positive effect was revealed in 11 patients while there was no effect in 15 in dividuals. The positive effect was observed as a decrease of clinical manifestations, Patients with positive treatment results were characte rised by short disease duration, weak hypothalamus dysfunction, asthen odepressive disorders prevalence. Negative effect of LT was observed i n patients with longer duration of disease, more suere hypothalamin dy sfunction together with anxious and asthenohypochondric syndrome. The conclusion a made that LT effect is associated with the character and the degree of psychovegetative disorders, but not with presence or abs ence of hypothalamic dysfunction.