21. Familydoctor.org/handouts/267.html familydoctor.org/267.xml MedlinePlus seasonal affective disorder Topics. seasonal affective disorder. Printer Teenagers. Search MEDLINEfor recent research articles on • seasonal affective disorder. You http://familydoctor.org/handouts/267.html

Advanced Search familydoctor.org Home Conditions A to Z SAD What is seasonal affective disorder? How common is SAD? How does my doctor know I have SAD? Is there a treatment for SAD? Seasonal Affective Disorder Printer-friendly version Email this article What is seasonal affective disorder? Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall or early winter and goes away by summer. A less common type of SAD, known as summer depression, usually begins in the late spring or early summer. It goes away by winter. SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight during different times of the year. Return to top How common is SAD? As many as 6 of every 100 people in the United States may have winter depression. Another 10% to 20% may experience mild SAD. SAD is more common in women than in men. Although some children and teenagers get SAD, it usually doesn't start in people younger than 20 years of age. For adults, the risk of SAD decreases as they get older. SAD is more common in northern geographic regions. Return to top How does my doctor know I have SAD?

22. Information About Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) And Light Therapy Describes the symptoms of SAD, explains why they respond to light therapy and the benefits of using Sunnex LoLITE lamps to avoid the risk of retinal damage from bright light. http://www.sunnexbiotech.com/frames/sad.html

Information About Seasonal Affective Disorder ( SAD ) and Seasonal Mood Changes Seasonal Affective Disorderalso called SAD and Winter Depression appears to be linked to the activity of the internal body clock that regulates eating, sleeping, socializing and sexual activity. Guided by this body clock, mammals reduce their activities as the days get shorter, sleeping longer, eating more and gaining weight to survive harsh winter conditions. Humans often experience these changes as a reduction in energy and a tendency to gain weight in the winter months. Click here for more on information on the Body Clock Seasonal Affective Disorder is the name of the mood disorder that affects individuals who have increased sensitivity to these seasonal changes. Light therapy is used to to combat S.A.D by extending a person’s internal day, thereby restoring the body clock to a summer mode. Light therapy is accepted as an effective treatment for seasonal depression, and is endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association While it was originally thought that bright light was needed to reset the body clock or to influence brain physiology, Sunnex Biotechnologies' low-intensity light therapy technology achieves the effects of light therapy in a safer and more comfortable manner.

23. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Seasonal Affective Disorder seasonal affective disorder. seasonal affective disorder can sometimes progress toa major depressive syndrome. Calling your health care provider Return to top. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001532.htm

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Seasonal affective disorder Contents of this page: Illustrations Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors Symptoms ... Prevention Illustrations Forms of depression Definition Return to top 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 Return to top Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is marked by symptoms of depression profound enough to seriously affect work and relationship functioning. The disorder may have its onset in adolescence or early adulthood and, like other forms of depression, occurs more frequently in women than in men. Most people with the "winter blahs" or "cabin fever" do not have SAD. The cause of SAD is not known but is thought to be related to numerous factors such as body temperature, hormone regulation, and ambient light. There is a rare form that occurs in the summer. Symptoms Return to top Depression with a fall or winter onset Lack of energy Decreased interest in work or significant activities Increased appetite with weight gain Carbohydrate cravings Increased sleep

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27. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). seasonal affective disorder (SAD). An overview of SAD. Lam s Canadian ConsensusGuidelines for the Treatment of seasonal affective disorder. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.seasonal.html

28. SAD-Seasonal Affective Disorder seasonal affective disorder. slow, sluggish, lethargic movement. Ifso, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder or SAD. http://www1.wsc.ma.edu/counseling/SAD.htm

Seasonal Affective Disorder Information from the WSC Counseling Center Last updated: January 20, 2004 Are you struggling with the following symptoms? depression with a fall or winter onset lack of energy decreased interest in work or significant activities increased appetite with weight gain carbohydrate cravings increased sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness social withdrawal afternoon slumps with decreased energy and concentration slow, sluggish, lethargic movement If so, you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD . This disorder was identified and publicized in 1993 by Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Director of Seasonal Studies at the National Institute of Mental Health. Researchers estimate that approximately 17% of people living in the upper latitudes suffer periodic bouts of the winter blues. People who meet full diagnostic criteria for SAD in northern climes is estimated at 8%. Only 2% appear to suffer from SAD in the Sun Belt and those individuals probably avoid going outdoors. Women suffer from SAD three to four times more frequently than do men.

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30. Seasonal Affective Disorders - March 15, 1998 - American Academy Of Family Physi seasonal affective disorders. A patient information handout on seasonal affectivedisorder, written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 1351. http://www.aafp.org/afp/980315ap/saeed.html

Advanced Search Articles Departments Patient Information Seasonal Affective Disorders S. ATEZAZ SAEED, M.D., and TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PH.D. University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois A patient information handout on seasonal affective disorder , written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 1351. D epressive episodes are a primary public health problem and one of the most common psychiatric conditions in patients seeing family physicians, with a lifetime prevalence of 17.1 percent in the general population. Some of these mood disturbances follow regular seasonal patterns. These seasonal mood patterns have been termed seasonal affective disorders (SADs). Description The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) describes SAD not as a separate mood disorder but as a "specifier," referring to the seasonal pattern of major depressive episodes that can occur within major depressive and bipolar disorders. Table 1 summarizes the DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode. Table 2 describes the diagnostic criteria for "seasonal pattern specifier."

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The Light Therapy Centre In a trial of PMS sufferers using the lightmask, 76% of women noted a reduction in their symptoms, to the point where most of them no longer suffered from PMS In a study of 50 migraine headaches, 49 were rated by the patients as being "helped" and 36 as being "stopped" by using a lightmask. The attacks shortened in all cases. It is lightmask users themselves who have convinced us that pulsed light therapy is a valuable treatment for insomnia, with many falling asleep before the session ends. For the treatment of Migraine, PMS, Insomnia and other sleep disorders try the Rio Lightmask. For the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or Winter Depression try the Rio SAD Lamp. For the treatment and prevention of Cold sores try the Rio Virulite. What is Light Therapy? "A Bright Future for Light Therapy" by David Noton, PhD.

32. Seasonal Affective Disorder - March 1, 2000 - American Academy Of Family Physici seasonal affective disorder. What is seasonal affective disorder? Seasonalaffective disorder (also called SAD) is a kind of depression http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000301/1541ph.html

Advanced Search Please note: This information was as current as we could make it on the date given above. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics, please visit familydoctor.org , the AAFP patient education Web site. Seasonal Affective Disorder What is seasonal affective disorder? Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a kind of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall or early winter and goes away by summer. A less common type of SAD, known as summer depression, begins in the late spring or early summer. SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight we get. Do many people get SAD? About 4 to 6 percent of people may have winter depression. Another 10 to 20 percent may have mild SAD. SAD is four times more common in women than in men. Although some children and teenagers get SAD, it usually doesn't start in people younger than age 20. Your chance of getting SAD goes down as you get older. SAD is also more common the farther north you go. For example, it's seven times more common in Washington state than in Florida.

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35. Seasonal Affective Disorder seasonal affective disorder. Women comprise 6090% of persons with SAD.Suggestions for Coping With seasonal affective disorder (SAD). http://www.d.umn.edu/hlthserv/counseling/seasonal_disorder.html

Search People Departments SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Do you have a predictable pattern when seasons change to fall and/or winter Do you typically have less energy? Do you sleep more, but awaken still feeling tired? Does your mood change (i.e. more anxious, irritable, sad, or depressed)? Do you feel less productive or creative? Does your weight or appetite change? Do you experience memory, motivation, or concentration difficulties? Does your pattern of going out or socializing change? Is it more difficult to deal with daily stress? Is it difficult to feel enthusiastic about the future or is it more difficult to enjoy your life? If you experience two or more of these patterns for two of more years you may be affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is different than major depression in that SAD is a cyclic type of depression that is usually experienced as the amount of day light decreases and temperatures decrease. The exact cause of SAD is still undetermined. However, SAD is believed to be related to changes in: blood levels of the light sensitive hormone melatonin; body temperature; and sleep patterns. The risk of experiencing SAD can be associated with higher latitudes, younger population, and being female. Women comprise 60-90% of persons with SAD. Suggestions for Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) What is the difference between SAD and the ''winter blues?'' The winter blues can usually be helped with increased physical activity and increased amounts of light in the living and work environment. SAD sufferers may need more intensive treatment, specifically anti-depressant therapy and phototherapy.

36. NOSAD Information On Combating Seasonal Depression SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a type of winter depression which affectsmillions of people every winter between September and April, in particular http://www.nosad.org/

What is SAD? SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression which affects millions of people every winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February. SAD is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter. For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment. For others, it is a milder condition, causing discomfort, referred to as sub-syndromal SAD or winter blues. There is also a rare reverse form of SAD, known as summer SAD, where symptoms occur each summer and remit in winter. Symptoms a desire to oversleep and difficulty staying awake, but in some cases, disturbed sleep and early morning wakening; feeling fatigue and an inability to carry out normal routine; a craving for carbohydrates and sweet foods, usually resulting in weight gain; feelings of misery, guilt and loss of self-esteem, sometimes hopelessness and despair, sometimes apathy and loss of feelings; an irritability and desire to avoid social contact;

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38. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Student Counseling AND RESOURCE SERVICE. SeasonalAffective Disorder (SAD). D. Murstein, MD January 30, 2002. http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc/uchicago/sads.html

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Student Counseling AND RESOURCE SERVICE Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) D. Murstein, M.D. January 30, 2002 SAD is a type of seasonal depression, usually occurring in the winter, which affects millions of people a year between September and April with the peak occurring in the winter months of December, January, and February. True SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing people from functioning normally. In addition, millions of others suffer from a milder version called "subsyndromal SAD" or "winter blues," less disabling but still impairing and uncomfortable. There is a more rare form of summer SAD in which symptoms occur in the summer and remit in the winter. Contents Diagnosis Scales for Assessing SAD Keys to the Development of SAD Differential Diagnosis ... Addendum Diagnosis Recurrent major depressive episodes that start around the same time each year (e.g. September-October) and remit around the same time each year (e.g. March-April). Full remission of symptoms during the unaffected periods of the year (e.g. May-August), otherwise the diagnosis of major depression may be more accurate. Over the lifetime course of the illness there are relatively more seasonal depressive episodes than non-seasonal episodes.

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40. By Raymond W. Lam, MD, FRCPC seasonal affective disorder DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Seasonal affectivedisorder (SAD) is one such subtype, termed seasonal pattern in DSMIV. http://www.psychiatry.ubc.ca/mood/sad/pcp_sad.htm

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