Summer affective disorder

Summer affective disorder: Introduction

Summer affective disorder: Seasonal affective disorder is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer, repeatedly, year after year. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Summer affective disorder is available below.

Symptoms of Summer affective disorder

• Excessive sleep
• Have little energy
• Crave sweets and starchy foods
• Feeling melancholic
• Depressive episodes at a particular time of the year
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Summer affective disorder

Summer affective disorder: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Summer affective disorder:

• Most people with SAD experience major depressive disorder, but as many as 20% may have or may go on to develop a bipolar or manic-depressive disorder
• more complications...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Summer affective disorder?

• Misdiagnosis of Summer affective disorder
• Failure to diagnose Summer affective disorder
• Hidden causes of Summer affective disorder (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Summer affective disorder

Causes of Summer affective disorder

• Lack of serotonin, and serotonin polymorphisms could play a role in SAD
• Another theory is that the cause may be related to melatonin which is produced in dim light and darkness by the pineal gland
• Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related to light
• Mutation of a gene expressing melanopsin has been implicated in the risk of having Seasonal Affective Disorder
• more causes...»

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• Underlying causes of Summer affective disorder
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Treatments for Summer affective disorder

• Light therapies with bright lights
• Anti-depression medication
• Ionized-air administration
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Carefully timed supplementation of the hormone melatonin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Summer affective disorder

News Archives for Summer affective disorder

Medical news articles related to Summer affective disorder include:

• Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Infants Can Tell Happy Music From Sad
• Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants
• Beat the Winter Blues
• Serotonin Transporter Levels May Explain Winter Blues
• Summer Fun Need Not Be Hazardous
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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