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Bookmark or Share- Seasonal affective disorder - American Psychological Association (APA)Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD, is more than just the winter blues. It is a type of depression that lasts for a season, typically the winter months, and goes away during the rest of the year. Symptoms of SAD are the same as those of depression. They can vary in severity and often interfere with personal relationships.
- Overcoming depression: How psychologists help with depressive disordersDepression, also known as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2020, an estimated 21 million adults in the U.S.—about 8.4% of all U.S. adults—had at least one major depressive episode, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- Postpartum depression: Causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment ...But some women, up to 1 in 7, experience a much more serious mood disorder—postpartum depression (PPD). (Postpartum psychosis, a condition that may involve psychotic symptoms like delusions or hallucinations, is a different disorder and is very rare.) Unlike the baby blues, PPD doesn’t go away on its own.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers have more than just winter bluesDr. Rohan: Seasonal affective disorder is a regular seasonal pattern of major depressive episodes during the fall and winter months with periods of full improvement in the spring and summer. The symptoms of SAD are exactly the same as non-seasonal depression symptoms, which can include a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyed ...
- Promising new treatments for SAD - American Psychological Association (APA)Just two decades ago, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) first put a name to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a mostly winter-linked form of major depression that affects about 6 percent of Americans. At the same time, the team posited SAD's potential cure: light therapy.
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