Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that is triggered by the seasons of the year and the amount of daylight (not temperature) during the late Fall and early Winter. It affects some people more than others. Winter-onset depression usually goes away by the Summer. A much less common type of SAD, known as summer-onset depression, usually begins in the late spring or early summer and goes away by winter. SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight during different times of the year.
An easy fix is "light therapy" and a discussion with your doctor regarding getting prescribed an antidepressant such as Prozac. A study that came out from the Mood and Anxiety Disorder program at the University of British Columbia and published in JAMA reported that the combination of an antidepressant along with "light therapy" revealed a higher rate of symptom remission than without the "light therapy" and 50-80% of the subjects tested had complete remission with the "light therapy" alone.
*JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
**Light Therapy: from $19.99-$100.00
An easy fix is "light therapy" and a discussion with your doctor regarding getting prescribed an antidepressant such as Prozac. A study that came out from the Mood and Anxiety Disorder program at the University of British Columbia and published in JAMA reported that the combination of an antidepressant along with "light therapy" revealed a higher rate of symptom remission than without the "light therapy" and 50-80% of the subjects tested had complete remission with the "light therapy" alone.
*JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
**Light Therapy: from $19.99-$100.00
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