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Abstract
A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence.
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- Seasonal Affective Disorders
- Seasonal Mood Disorder
- Affective Disorder, Seasonal
- Disorder, Seasonal Affective
- Disorder, Seasonal Mood
- Mood Disorder, Seasonal
- Seasonal Mood Disorders
- Winter Depression
- Depression, Winter
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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- Affective Disorders (1985-1991)
- Depressive Disorder (1984-1991)
- Seasons (1984-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Seasonal Affective Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016574. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016574
- Seasonal Affective Disorder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
- Seasonal Affective Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1051223