Zadro Sunlight 365 SAD Therapy Light Box with Clock
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD or winter depression brings on feelings of depression during the winter. It can begin in autumn and last until spring and sufferers are affected at the same time every year, as the seasons change. It is believed to be caused by a reduction in sunlight, which is less [...]
How to make a SAD light box
SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. It is also known as the winter blues. It is often a serious condition that leads to depression and in some cases, suicide. SAD is caused by lack of daylight and affects women more compared to men.To combat Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD light boxes are used. A SAD Light [...]
Other options to SAD lights
That Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD can be effectively treated with bright lights, like those that are produced by using SAD light therapy boxes and dawn simulators, is well documented and widely accepted. The general treatment is to have a patient suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder expose his/ her face to around 10,000 lux of [...]
Be SAD no more
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a type of seasonal depression which affects millions of people every winter between September and April. It is a mood disorder. SAD is brought on by inadequate exposure to sunlight. But even if you or someone you know is affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder, there is no reason to [...]
Various options for SAD lights
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is caused by inadequate exposure to sunlight during the winter days. This reduction in light can be countered by using SAD light boxes. SAD light boxes generally use a number of long fluorescent tubes as the light source. These provide high intensity light. Some hospitals have SAD light therapy rooms [...]
Kick the SAD Habit
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD, winter is a mood disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience typical psychological health all throughout the year, but experience depressive symptoms during the winter. A similar condition in the summer is known to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal Affective Disorder is often difficult to diagnose. Often it is [...]
Be glad, not SAD
Does the advent of the winter season make you feel uneasy? Does the darkness cast a pall of gloom over you? You are not alone. For many people, winter brings along with it the depressing condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. Here we shall find out why this happens and how to combat [...]
Beat the daily blues
Most of us have a low point during our day. This is a time when we feel down in the dumps in the middle of the day. Our spirits go down and the energy flags. Many of us have been searching for a solution to this mid-day blues phenomenon. Well, help is at hand. The [...]
SAD Light Review: The Brite Box
At just £235, the Bite Box certainly seems like a bargain. It has 4 light tubes that produce ideal lighting conditions for treatment of S.A.D., and it can be packed up and transported quite easily (it assumes the shape of a brief case). It is advertised for office or home use and has a myriad [...]
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 [...]
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