About Depression: What You Need to Know About Winter Depression

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Depression Depression Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping From Nancy Schimelpfening, your Guide to Depression What Are the Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? Do you have seasonal affective disorder? If you experience symptoms like depression, fatigue and carbohydrate cravings during the shorter days of winter, but then begin to feel better each year when spring arrives, it's possible that you could have this form of depression. Search Related Topics:  depression symptoms  depression diagnosis  seasonal affective disorder What Causes SAD? Seasonal affective disorder is believed to be caused by a disturbance in the normal circadian rhythm of the body. This rhythm, which is influenced by light entering the eye, can become disrupted during the shorter days of winter when we may not be outdoors during daylight hours. Search Related Topics:  seasonal affective disorder  seasonal affective disorder causes  What Is the Best Treatment for SAD? While light therapy is considered the best treatment for SAD, alternatives to light therapy--such as antidepressants, dawn simulation and high density negative air ionization--do exist. Search Related Topics:  sad symptoms  sad treatments  sad research Buying the Right Light Box for Seasonal Affective Disorder There are many light box products on the market that claim to help Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but not all light boxes meet the recommended requirements for treating SAD. Search Related Topics:  light box therapy  seasonal affective disorder (sad)  Related Searches Signs of Depression Treating Depression Mental Depression Anxiety Depression Winter Depression Featured Articles Suicide and Self-Injury Your Rights Depression Facts FAQs Glossary of Depression Terms Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for a Recipe of the Day! Never wonder what’s for dinner again. Sign up to receive some of our most popular recipes delivered to your inbox daily. Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! This newsletter is written by: Nancy Schimelpfening Depression Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Depression newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What Is Depression? Symptoms of Depression Diagnosis of Depression Treatment of Depression Living with Depression   Follow me on: Advertisement