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Seasonal affective disorder

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seasonal affective disorder
class of disease
Subclass ofdepression, psychosomatic disease, disease Edit
Has causedarkness Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry, clinical psychology Edit
Possible treatmentpsychotherapy, full-spectrum light Edit
ICD-9-CM296.99 Edit

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) be a mood disorder subset insyd wich people wey typically get normal mental health thru out most of de year dey exhibit depressive symptoms at de same time each year.[1][2] E commonly be, buh no always be, associated plus de reductions anaa increases in total daily sunlight hours wey dey occur during de winter anaa summer.

Common symptoms dey include sleeping too much, dem get little to no energy, den overeating.[3] De condition insyd de summer fi include heightened anxiety.[4] However, der be significant differences insyd de duration, severity, den symptoms of each individual ein experience of SAD. For instance, insyd a fifth of patients, de disorder completely dey resolve insyd five to eleven years, whereas for 33–44% of patients, e dey progress into non-seasonal major depression.[5]

Video explanation

Insyd de DSM-IV den DSM-5, na dem change ein status as a standalone condition: e no longer be classified as a unique mood disorder buh now e be a specifier (dem call "plus seasonal pattern") for recurrent major depressive disorder wey dey occur at a specific time of de year den fully dey remit otherwise.[6] Although na experts initially be skeptical, de condition eventually cam be recognized as a common disorder.[7] However, na dem call de validity of SAD into question by a 2016 analysis from de Centers for Disease Control, wen na dem find no links between depression, seasonality anaa sunlight exposure.[8]

Insyd de United States, de percentage of de population wey be affected by SAD dey range from 1.4% of de population insyd Florida to 9.9% insyd Alaska.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ Oginska H, Oginska-Bruchal K (May 2014). "Chronotype and personality factors of predisposition to seasonal affective disorder". Chronobiology International. 31 (4): 523–31. doi:10.3109/07420528.2013.874355. PMID 24397301. S2CID 22428871.
  2. ↑ Ivry, Sara (August 13, 2002). Seasonal Depression can Accompany Summer Sun. The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2008
  3. ↑ "Seasonal Affective Disorder". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year-Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Symptoms & causes". Mayo Clinic (in English). Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  5. ↑ Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara; Pjrek, Edda; Kien, Christina; Gartlehner, Gerald; Bartova, Lucie; Friedrich, Michaela-Elena; Kasper, Siegfried; Winkler, Dietmar (26 November 2018). "Implementing prevention of seasonal affective disorder from patients' and physicians' perspectives - a qualitative study". BMC psychiatry. 18 (1): 372. doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1951-0. ISSN 1471-244X. PMC 6260561. PMID 30477472.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  6. ↑ Friedman, Richard A. (December 18, 2007) Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light. New York Times.
  7. ↑ Traffanstedt M, Mehta S, LoBello S (2016). "Major Depression With Seasonal Variation: Is It a Valid Construct?". Clinical Psychological Science. 4 (5): 825–834. doi:10.1177/2167702615615867. S2CID 43574728.
  8. ↑ Nolen-Hoeksema S (2014). Abnormal Psychology (6th ed.). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-259-06072-4.
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