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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

What Causes Seasonal Affective Disorder

Health Encyclopedia: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Prevention

Individuals who have suffered from recurrent seasonal depression should speak with a mental health care professional to explore preventive treatments.


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Expert & Community Posts

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Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

..., there are other ways to treat mild to moderate Seasonal Affective Disorder besides light... Read more »

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Question of the Week: Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder?
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is also known as "winter depression." It is when people have... Read more »

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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 »

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Cognitive Behavoir Therapy Shown Best for Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in... Read more »

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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
...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 »
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 »
Seasonal affective disorder
Depression with the onset of fall or winter Lack of energy Decreased interest in work or significant activities Increased appetite with weight gain ... Read more »
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 »
Dysthymia
Neurotic depression (dysthymia); Dysthymic disorder; Chronic depression; Depression - chronic Prevention Read more »

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