Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy: Using Human-Centered Design to Treat Winter Depression [Paperback]

Jannik G?tz develops a treatment concept for sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as winter depression. Unlike existing solutions that focus on medical remission only, the author aims at creating a user experience that is alleviating symptoms of this disease in a motivating and hassle-free way. By utilizing a variety of research techniques, the author gains valuable user-driven insights that are directly transformed into a novel approach to light therapy. The result is a light lamp that resolves shortcomings and issues of current treatment approaches. A business plan and its associated requirements complement the overall concept.

Seasonal Affective Disorder and its Characteristics.- Human-Centered Design Research.- Design and Product Development.- Business Plan.

Jannik G?tz completed his bachelors degree in Industrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim, Germany, before finishing his masters degree in Design and Product Management at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, Austria, and at J?nk?ping University, Sweden. Today, he is working for an international lighting company in Germany.

 

Jannik G?tz develops a treatment concept for sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as winter depression. Unlike existing solutions that focus on medical remission only, the author aims at creating a user experience that is alleviating symptoms of this disease in a motivating and hassle-free way. By utilizing a variety of research techniques, the author gains valuable user-driven insights that are directly transformed into a novel approach to light therapy. The result is a light lamp that resolves shortcomings and issues of current treatment approaches. A business plan and its associated requirements complement the overall concept.