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CENTER FOR LIGHT TREATMENT AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS Michael Terman, Ph.D., Director messages 212.543.5714 / fax 347.287.6825 [email protected] www.columbia-chronotherapy.org Dear Friend, Thank you downloading our detailed information. We specialize in non-drug biological treatments, taken at home, for depression (seasonal and nonseasonal), bipolar disorder (seasonal or nonseasonal), delayed sleep phase disorder (major trouble falling asleep), chronic fatigue syndrome and adult attention deficit disorder. Often, our treatments are coordinated with medication from your primary provider, with whom we would maintain contact. If we achieve major improvement, there is the possibility of tapering or even discontinuing medications that have been only partially effective. We begin with an intensive evaluation session lasting approximately three hours, with our group of psychiatry, sleep and chronotherapeutics specialists. The cost is $875, payable at registration. We provide documentation for insurance reimbursement, but we cannot assure how much reimbursement you would receive, as this would depend on your policy. The CPT code would be 90801. (Medicare and Medicaid do not cover our services.) If your insurance company requires pre-approval for out-of-network service, we can provide documentation, although such clearance can entail a delay. Following the evaluation session we closely monitor your progress for six weeks, to adjust scheduling and dosing of light (and, when indicated for delayed sleep, a melatonin regimen). This monitoring is very important to achieve maximum effect and avoid side effects. We base the monitoring on log records that you keep. There is no additional cost for the six-week monitoring phase. Monitoring is done by email, fax or phone, which makes our program well suited for patients outside the New York area who are not available for multiple office visits. The cost of lighting apparatus will depend on our recommendation, but is most often $214.95, payable separately by check if you obtain it at your visit. We also provide a receipt and doctorʼs endorsement for use with a medical device reimbursement claim. In our experience, six weeks of active contact is sufficient to find the optimum dosing of light. However, we will always remain available to you for answering questions and offering our advice and guidance. In cases where additional office visits are needed, they will need to be charged on a per visit basis. Patients typically request it when there are issues of concurrent medication management, or after one year, when the situation may have changed. If you would like to consider proceeding, please complete and return the enclosed questionnaire, and we will respond promptly by phone for further discussion or appointment scheduling. The questionnaire helps us determine whether we are in the best position to help you, and if it is important for us to have a preliminary consultation with your doctor. We also enclose a daily sleep/mood/energy log, which we ask you to begin promptly if you want to participate. The more log data you prepare in advance of our evaluation session, the better we will be able to advise you. We look forward to hearing from you. Let us know if you have further questions at this point. Sincerely yours, Michael Terman, Ph.D., Director Gregory M. Sullivan, M.D., Program Psychiatrist Jiuan Su Terman, Ph.D., Clinical Coordinator CENTER FOR LIGHT TREATMENT AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS Department of Psychiatry • New York Presbyterian Hospital • Columbia University Medical Center 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 50, New York, NY 10032 e-mail [email protected] / messages 212.543.5714 / fax 347.287.6825 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PROSPECTIVE CHRONOTHERAPY OUTPATIENTS Please answer all the questions on this 6-page form, make a copy for your records, and return the questionnaire by fax or email/scan for our promptest attention. (U.S. Mail may entail delays.) Please write with a dark pen. All information is confidential. Thank you for your interest. Dear Doctors, I am interested in joining your light therapy program. I learned about the program from: HOW MAY WE CONTACT YOU? (Please print.) Name Date __ __ / __ __ / __ __ Address Birth __ __ / __ __ / __ __ City, State, ZIP Sex M / F Daytime Evening phone phone Messages OK. Messages OK. No messages, please. No messages, please. OK to identify ourselves to others OK to identify ourselves to others who may answer. who may answer. Please do not identify. Please do not identify. Personal Personal e-mail fax PLEASE CHECK APPLICABLE BOXES: I have read your program brochure or visited your website www.columbia-chronotherapy.org. Please send me the program brochure. I have had an initial phone discussion about the program with Columbia staff at 212.305.6001, and they referred me to you. I have not discussed the program with Columbia staff. I am currently under treatment with a mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist). I am not currently under treatment. I am currently feeling symptoms of depression or sleep difficulties I am currently not feeling symptoms of depression or sleep difficulties. I am filling out this questionnaire myself (I am the patient). Someone else is filling out this questionnaire for me. (Please identify.) 1 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL HEALTH AND MEDICATIONS At present, and over the past year, have you had any of the following medical conditions? (Please check appropriate boxes, and indicate drugs and doses if current.) YES CONDITION CURRENT MEDICATIONS / DOSES Diabetes Diabetes-related eye problems Cancer (type: __________________) Lupus Migraines Thyroid: high / low Retinal detachment Retinitis pigmentosa Macular degeneration Cataracts: current / lens replacement Chronic infections HIV Parkinson’s disease Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) Other: Other: Do you use any medications or supplements not listed above? If so, please indicate with doses and frequency. You may add an additional page if necessary. When did you have your last physical examination (month/year)? __ __ / __ __ When did you have your last routine blood tests (month/year)? __ __ / __ __ When did you have your last eye examination (month/year)? __ __ / __ __ 2 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY AND MEDICATIONS Have you been diagnosed by a doctor as having any of the following conditions in the past 5 years? (Please check appropriate boxes, and indicate drugs and doses if current.) CURRENT TREATMENT YES CONDITION (medication, therapy, etc.) Major depressive disorder Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Bipolar disorder Dysthymic disorder Cyclothymic disorder Anxiety disorder Panic disorder Sleep disorder Obsessive compulsive disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder Psychotic disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder Bulimia or anorexia nervosa, or binge eating disorder Personality disorder Substance addiction or dependency Specific phobia Memory disorder, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease Have you ever been hospitalized during an episode of a psychiatric disorder? If so, please describe circumstances, with dates and treatments, to the best of your recollection: You may add an additional page if necessary. If you are currently in treatment for any of the problems listed above: 1. Have you discussed with your doctor joining our program? Yes No 2. Would you plan to consult with your doctor before joining the program? Yes No 3. Would you permit direct consultation between your doctor and us? Yes No 3 Please describe your current use of alcohol and any “recreational” drugs (amounts, frequency). You may add an additional page if necessary. Please indicate the extent to which each of the problems listed below, for which you indicate “yes”, has created a problem for you in your life. 1. Were you ever afraid of going out of the house alone, being in crowds, standing in a line, or traveling on buses or trains? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 2. Have you ever been afraid to speak, eat, or write in front of other people? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 3. Have you ever been bothered by upsetting thoughts that didn't make any sense and kept coming back to you even when you tried to get them out of your mind? (Some examples are hurting someone you love, being contaminated by germs or dirt, or fearing that a bomb was going to go off.) Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 4. Have there been certain things you have had to do over and over again and couldn't resist doing, like washing your hands repeatedly, or checking something repeatedly to make sure you'd done it right? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 5a. Have you worried much about your physical health? Yes No 5b. Does your doctor say you worry too much? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 6. Have you ever had a time when you weighed much less than other people thought you ought to weigh, but you thought you looked fine? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe 7. Have you ever had eating binges during which you ate a lot of food in a short period of time? Yes No minimal mild moderate moderate-severe severe If you answered “yes” to question 7, please also indicate whether you have done anything specific to counteract the effects of such binges (like making yourself vomit, taking laxatives, strict dieting, fasting, or exercising a lot): 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR DAILY SCHEDULE AND SLEEP 1. For each day of the week, please list the hour you usually need to leave the house for work or other engagements. Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 2. On workdays, about what time do you fall asleep? ________ … wake up? ________ 3. On days off, about what time do you fall asleep? ________ … wake up? ________ 4. Do you usually have difficulty falling asleep? Yes No … waking up? Yes No 5.

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