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Using a Light Box for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Most people with winter-onset SAD can benefit from light therapy, but in light therapy, the devil is in the details. A very basic, bottom line description of light therapy is that it consists of light entering the patient's retina from a prescribed distance for a prescribed amount of time. But distance and angle of the light, time of day the... Read moreChevron
posted 12/27/2011, comments (0)|
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Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder

If you have episodes of depression that occur only in the fall, winter and early spring, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The hallmarks of SAD are excessive sleeping, carbohydrate and sugar cravings, lethargy, difficulty concentrating and depression. Although many of the symptoms are similar to non-seasonal depression, if your... Read moreChevron
posted 12/11/2011, comments (0)|
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SAD, winter

Hi all,   I don't know how to handle winter and depression.  I love the rain, the sight of it, but my God, my mood drops when it is cloudy all the time.  It is so bad for me.  I have a sunlamp and sit under it, but the cloudy weather just seems to bring out the depression...I see a tiny bit of sun today but it is supposed to... Read moreChevron
posted 02/26/2010, comments (4)|
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A Parent's Guide to Depression in College

You are the proud parent of a collegiate, and by now your late teen/young adult should be adjusting to college.....or possibly not.  Since he (she) may be far away, it can be somewhat difficult to assess from phone calls, emails and text messaging just how well he is adjusting.  It is not unusual for a collegiate to experience... Read moreChevron
posted 12/02/2009, comments (0)|
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Best for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons, accounting for 10-20% of cases of recurrent depression. Bright light therapy has previously been shown to be the most effective treatment. In the management of SAD, the challenge is preventing the recurrent episodes in... Read moreChevron
posted 10/19/2009, comment (1)|
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