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 therapy is performed and amount of light need to be taken into account, tested and possibly tweaked to get the best result for each patient.
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Question Karmas writes: Although I am getting better, I am a bit apprehensive that winter is approaching and I get into my worse... Read more »
Hey everybody I thought we could talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) today. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of... Read more »
February is just about upon us and this is frequently a time when Seasonal Affective Disorder or (SAD) is most prevalent. There have been... Read more »
If you have episodes of depression that occur only in the fall, winter and early spring, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).... Read more »
As I said in a previous SharePost , there are other ways to treat mild to moderate Seasonal Affective Disorder besides light therapy. They... Read more »
If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD).... Read more »
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons, accounting for... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
In its most common form, SAD is a serious depression that recurs each year at the same time, starting in the fall or winter, and ending in the... Read more »
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... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) refers to episodes of depression that occur every year during fall or winter. Symptoms improve in spring and... Read more »
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