What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder is a pattern of depression or depression-like symptoms that affect its sufferers following seasonal, light, and climate shifts. Also known as SAD, seasonal affective disorder generally takes its toll on persons during the fall and winter months and is known to affect over 10 million Americans. Typical symptoms of seasonal affective disorder [...]
SAD warning signs
Seasonal affective disorder has not long been classified as a genuine disorder. The term only first appeared in 1985 and existing treatment methods, though effective, are still being researched. It took until June of 2006 for the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the use of Wellbutrin XL for the treatment of depressive symptoms [...]
