What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder
Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
As I said in a previous SharePost , there are other ways to treat mild to moderate Seasonal Affective Disorder besides light therapy. They include exercise, cognitive therapy and increased exposure to natural light. However, if those measures don't alleviate your SAD, you probably want to look into light therapy. Since it should be conducted under the direction of your doctor, I'm just going to explore it here in general.
SAD is thought to be caused, at least in part, by an increase in a horm...
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Expert & Community Posts
Question of the Week: Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder?
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is also known as "winter depression." It is when people have... Read more »
Winter S.A.D.ness
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...to shake those doldrums, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) Perhaps... Read more »
Treating the Winter Blues
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertIn my last blog we began a discussion of seasonal affective disorder or SAD. We will pick up... Read more »
Cognitive Behavoir Therapy Shown Best for Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Teri Robert , Health ExpertSeasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in... Read more »
SAD in the Summer?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...with a fair number of other people, suffer from mild Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the... Read more »
Health Guide
Seasonal Affective Disorder in Children
Did you know that children can suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? I'm embarrassed to admit that I just found this out recently, after years of writing about mental health. Seasonal... Read more »Seasonal affective disorder
Prevention Individuals who have suffered from recurrent seasonal depression should speak with a mental health care professional to explore preventive treatments. Read more »Seasonal affective disorder
...continuous treatment, although some people have the disorder throughout their lives. Complications Seasonal affective disorder can sometimes progress to a major depressive syndrome. ... Read more »Overcoming the Winter Blues
The cold weather season is approaching. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or depression caused by the cold and shorter days of winter, can affect as much as 6% of the population of the United States.... Read more »Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly beginning in winter. Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Read more »Images
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