Seasonal Affective Disorder

Introduction: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Seasonal depression in seasons with low sunlight. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Seasonal Affective Disorder is available below.

Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Depression-like symptoms

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Medical Textbooks Online about Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder?

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Misdiagnosis and Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Causes of Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Light therapy

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Clinical Trials for Seasonal Affective Disorder

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Seasonal Affective Disorder include:

• Clinical Trial of Propranolol for Seasonal Affective Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Propranolol
• Seasonal Affective Depression (SAD) Study - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Extended-release Bupropion Hydrochloride
• Research Study of Treatment for Winter Depression With Different Colors of Light - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Clinical Trials of Three Non-Drug Treatments for Winter Depression (SAD) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Environmental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 11 Clinical Trials for Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Definitions of Seasonal Affective Disorder:

Specific disorder usually appearing in the second or third decade, characterized by symptoms of depression between late fall and early spring, sometimes followed by mania or hypomania; intense light is reportedly therapeutic. - (Source - Diseases Database)