41. Light Therapy: Treatment For Seasonal Affective Disorder - MayoClinic.com For some, the arrival of fall heralds a descent into depression and gloom.Medically supervised light therapy can lift the veil of darkness. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00023

42. HereToHelp.bc.ca - Publications - Fact Sheets - Seasonal Affective Disorder Fact sheet includes suggested treatments, and advice on buying a lightbox. (Canada) http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/factsheets/seasonalaffective.shtml

HereToHelp.bc.ca Publications Fact Sheets Seasonal Affective Disorder Download PDF More Fact Sheets When weather affects us to such an extent that we begin to have trouble functioning as usual, however, this can become more than just a case of the "winter blahs," according to the CMHA. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of clinical depression that appears at certain times of the year. It usually starts with the shortening days of late autumn and lasts through the winter. However, the term "winter blues" can be misleading; some people have a rarer form of SAD which is summer depression. This condition usually begins in late spring or early summer. Since the days of winter get shorter the further north you go, SAD has been found to be more common in northern countries. In Canada, about 2 to 3% of the general population will experience SAD in their lifetime. Another 15% of Canadians will experience a milder form of SAD where they simply have the "winter blues."

43. Seasonal Affective Disorder for two of more years you may be affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD) . Suggestions for Coping With seasonal affective disorder (SAD) http://www.d.umn.edu/hlthserv/counseling/seasonal_disorder.html

Search People Departments SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Do you have a predictable pattern when seasons change to fall and/or winter Do you typically have less energy? Do you sleep more, but awaken still feeling tired? Does your mood change (i.e. more anxious, irritable, sad, or depressed)? Do you feel less productive or creative? Does your weight or appetite change? Do you experience memory, motivation, or concentration difficulties? Does your pattern of going out or socializing change? Is it more difficult to deal with daily stress? Is it difficult to feel enthusiastic about the future or is it more difficult to enjoy your life? If you experience two or more of these patterns for two of more years you may be affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is different than major depression in that SAD is a cyclic type of depression that is usually experienced as the amount of day light decreases and temperatures decrease. The exact cause of SAD is still undetermined. However, SAD is believed to be related to changes in: blood levels of the light sensitive hormone melatonin; body temperature; and sleep patterns. The risk of experiencing SAD can be associated with higher latitudes, younger population, and being female. Women comprise 60-90% of persons with SAD. Suggestions for Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) What is the difference between SAD and the ''winter blues?'' The winter blues can usually be helped with increased physical activity and increased amounts of light in the living and work environment. SAD sufferers may need more intensive treatment, specifically anti-depressant therapy and phototherapy.

44. Light Therapy Of Low-intensity For Seasonal Affective Disorder Low intensity light therapy for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder or winter depression. Educational information on light therapy, SAD and potential risk of eye damage from brightlight therapy. http://www.sunnexbiotech.com

@import "style.css"; Light Therapy without the risk of eye damage Maritme Industries Other Industries S.A.D and Light Therapy Winter Weight Gain ... Now Available in Europe The Superior Light Therapy Lamp The patented Sunnex Lo- LIGHT therapy lamp provides low intensity light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as Winter Depression, as well as other sleep and mood disorders. The patented technology used in this advanced light therapy lamp safely provides the equivalent efficacy as high intensity bright light lamps. Since 1995, hundreds of satisfied customers have benefited from the unique technology in Sunnex Lo- LIGHT therapy lamps. Light Therapy that's Safe, Comfortable, and Effective Safe. Retinal specialists continue to express concern that Bright Light Therapy Units (Light Boxes) for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may harm the eye and contribute to age-related retinal damage. This risk increases with age as well as with the use of photosensitizing substances, including common medications and most anti-depressants. The patented technology used in the Sunnex Lo- LIGHT eliminates the risk of retinal damage. Information about the Hazards of Bright Light Therapy Information (technical) for Therapists and Eye Safety Experts on the Hazards of Bright and Blue Light Therapy Comfortable.

45. NOSAD Information On Combating Seasonal Depression SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a type of winter depression which affects The National Organization for seasonal affective disorder (NOSAD) is a http://www.nosad.org/

What is SAD? SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression which affects millions of people every winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February. SAD is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter. For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment. For others, it is a milder condition, causing discomfort, referred to as sub-syndromal SAD or winter blues. There is also a rare reverse form of SAD, known as summer SAD, where symptoms occur each summer and remit in winter. Symptoms a desire to oversleep and difficulty staying awake, but in some cases, disturbed sleep and early morning wakening; feeling fatigue and an inability to carry out normal routine; a craving for carbohydrates and sweet foods, usually resulting in weight gain; feelings of misery, guilt and loss of self-esteem, sometimes hopelessness and despair, sometimes apathy and loss of feelings; an irritability and desire to avoid social contact;

46. Light Therapy Apollo Light Boxes For Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Depressi Relief from SAD, seasonal affective disorder, Winter Blues through 10,000 lux, light therapy, shift circadian rhythms. http://www.apollolight.com

Products About SAD About Light Therapy Circadian Rhythms ... Contact Us #1 Doctor-Recommended Light Therapy Device Latest Research : New technology is more effective and easier to use in treating Seasonal Affective Disorder. This technology, called BLUEWAVE, also promises fewer side effects. Learn more... Receive our free newsletter Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or Winter Blues is caused by winter darkness. Traditional treatment for winter depression has been light therapy with a 10,000 lux, full-spectrum light box or SAD lamp. However, new resesearch shows that specific wavelength technology (BLUEWAVE) may be more effective at treating Seasonal Affective Disorder. Bright light has also been studied for depression, sleep disorders and bipolar depression. Light therapy from Apollo: For thousands of years man has depended on the healing benefits of light. And physicians have long noted an increase in depressive problems was related to the lack of sunlight. Socrates may have been the first to prescribe light therapy for depression. When he noticed winter blues, he recommended his patients flee to the southern coasts to soak in the sun. Our light therapy devices - light boxes, dawn simulators, bright lights, sun boxes - can help for an assortment of ailments including seasonal affective disorder or SAD, and even sleep, bipolar or depression disorders.

47. By Raymond W. Lam, MD, FRCPC seasonal affective disorder DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Seasonal affectivedisorder (SAD) is one such subtype, termed seasonal pattern in DSMIV. http://www.psychiatry.ubc.ca/mood/sad/pcp_sad.htm

48. Salon Directory A Salon.com article by a physician. http://dir.salon.com/health/col/bob/2000/01/03/sad/index.html

Welcome! Login Help Books Comics ... Report Error col Seasonal affective disorder Let the sun shine in when it's dark outside. By Robert Burton, Pages 1 January 3, 2000 D own in the dumps? Want to curl up in bed rather than go hang gliding? Are you eating lots of candy and fruitcake? Gaining weight? You bet: It's cold and dark out. More than just a season, winter has become a metaphor for the dark side of life. Most of us accept the winter blahs as normal and wait for spring. But for some, seasonal doldrums can be a real problem. My mother, a tradition-confused West Coast Jew, might have been onto something. She insisted on having a large Christmas tree in the living room, but she refused the usual panoply of ghastly colors. Instead she used exclusively white bulbs. "Colored lights are for the goyim," she would say with the slyest of smiles. When pressed, she would add, "Bright white is better for your spirits." (Another Jewish tradition justifying any peculiar taste on the basis of health reasons). But was my mother right? Were the bright white Christmas tree bulbs therapeutic? Would votive candles have done the job? Or a trip to Florida? Or spending the winter in a brightly lit casino? Are TV and computer monitors evolutionary answers for the winter blahs? I don't doubt that we get bummed out at this time of year, but is this a specific biological condition or a more metaphysical malaise?

49. Health Library - Covers various treatments from St. John's Wort to lightboxes. http://healthinfo.cedars-sinai.edu/library/healthguide/en-us/Cam/topic.asp?hwid=

50. CMHA - ACSM - Info Centre This condition is called “seasonal affective disorder”, or SAD. For furtherinformation about seasonal affective disorder, contact a community http://www.cmha.ca/english/info_centre/mh_pamphlets/mh_pamphlet_sad.htm

Advanced Search CMHA Locations Events Helpful Links ... Back to MH Pamphlet Series Seasonal Affective Disorder pdf version Causes Symptoms Who's at Risk? ... More Information Weather often affects people’s moods. Sunlight breaking through clouds can lift our spirits, while a dull, rainy day may make us feel a little gloomy. While noticeable, these shifts in mood generally do not affect our ability to cope with daily life. Some people, however, are vulnerable to a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. For them, the shortening days of late autumn are the beginning of a type of clinical depression that can last until spring. This condition is called “Seasonal Affective Disorder”, or SAD. A mild form of SAD, often referred to as the “winter blues”, causes discomfort, but is not incapacitating. However, the term “winter blues” can be misleading; some people have a rarer form of SAD which is summer depression. This condition usually begins in late spring or early summer.

51. Seasonal Affective Disorder & Bright Light Therapy From Light Therapy Systems Light therapy products for mood disorders and seasonal affective disorder. http://www.lighten-up.net

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52. Seasonal Affective Disorder This condition is called “seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. For furtherinformation about seasonal affective disorder, contact a community http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-86-93

53. Light Therapy: Treatment For Seasonal Affective Disorder - MayoClinic.com A popular treatment is discussed. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=37CC5029-1EA1-482C-8BF34FA4B37238A

54. Mind > Information > Booklets By Series > Understanding > Understanding Seasonal seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or ‘winter depression’, may affect as many asa third of us, but the problem often goes undiagnosed. http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding seasonal

What's new Low graphics view Site map Home ... Shopping Understanding seasonal affective disorder This booklet can also be viewed as a non-printable  pdf file  and purchased from the  online shop Why do we have seasonal mood changes? What are the effects of SAD? What causes SAD? ... Further information ‘For years I suffered from depression. It started in the autumn, as the evenings drew in. By Christmas, I would be so low that I could barely get out of bed. I couldn’t cope with organising the celebrations, so we used to go to my mother-in-law’s. One year, I felt so bad that I went to bed on Christmas Eve and refused to move... That’s what made me realise there was something seriously wrong.’ Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or ‘winter depression’, may affect as many as a third of us, but the problem often goes undiagnosed. For a smaller number, it can be seriously disabling. This booklet is for anyone who wants to know how seasonal changes in light levels affect behaviour or mood, and what can be done about it. Why do we have seasonal mood changes?

55. Ganzfeld Light Therapy For Seasonal Affective Disorder, Meditation, Relaxation System that provides featureless white light for treating symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. http://www.morningstarlight.com

Morning StarLight Ganzfeld Light Therapy System for Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, Meditation, Relaxation Let there be light! Relax, mental health benefits from ganzfeld light therapy wherever and whenever you choose. Inexpensive and money back guarantee if not satisfied. Morning StarLight personal/private light screen can help in many ways, from meditation to nearly instant relaxation to stress relief to anxiety relief to alleviating mood disorders such as winter blues seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Ganzfeld light therapy can be helpful in providing relief from a broad range of emotional, psychological, and physical disorders. Many use Morning StarLight as an aid in meditating. Morning StarLight is an effective, pleasant, and inexpensive means of light therapy that will help you smooth out some of life's rough edges. Morning StarLight fits over your eyes like sunglasses. The light screen bathes your eyes with cool, safe, soft, white light with optimum brightness. Using Morning StarLight is both personal and private and unnoticeable to others nearby. Satisfied clients typically use Morning StarLight 15 to 30 minutes a day, usually in the morning. Morning StarLight personal/private light screen weighs 3 ounces and is portable. You can use your light for light therapy anywhere, anytime you choose, even while commuting or during breaks at work to clear your mind, calm your nerves, and focus your mental energy.

56. NAMI | Top News Story seasonal affective disorder, SAD, Symptoms, Profile, Children with Psychiatrist have known for a long time that affective disorders are very seasonalin nature. For those afflicted with SAD, depressions usually begin in http://web.nami.org/helpline/sad.htm

HOME You have accessed content on housed on a previous version of www.NAMI.org. Please click here to visit the current version of www.NAMI.org. Seasonal Affective Disorder If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression in certain months of the year alternating with periods of normal mood the rest of the year. Usually those affected by SAD become depressed in the fall and winter and feel better during the spring and summer. Atypical cases are also known in which the person becomes depressed during the summer. Most people with SAD are women whose illness typically begins in their twenties. Milder versions of SAD have been reported in children and adolescents. Many people with SAD report at least one close relative with a psychiatric condition, most frequently a severe depressive disorder (55 percent) or alcohol abuse (34 percent). What are the patterns of SAD?

57. ClinicalTrials.gov - Information On Clinical Trials And Human Research Studies: Solicits volunteers for current NIMH studies. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D016574&recruiting=

58. Seasonal Affective Disorder Outside In information on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), Psychology onlinecounseling seasonal affective disorder depression winter blues http://www.couns.msu.edu/sad.htm

59. Seasonal Affective Disorders A review of the current opinion about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). http://www.priory.com/psych/SAD.htm

Seasonal Affective Disorders Said, M, University of Liverpool, UK. Introduction Diagnostic Assessment Features Assessment ... References Introduction Physicians recorded seasonal depressions as early as Aretaeus and Hippocrates. More recently, patients with regular seasonal depressions were coined as having Seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is described as a subtype of affective disorder (mood disorder) with a seasonal pattern usually in the winter when sufferers experience clinical depression and has a greater prevalence in countries with greater northern latitude. There is some evidence to suggest the existence of a recurrent depression that occurs in summer Diagnostic Assessment The term SAD was invented by Rosenthal et al in 1984 with the criteria shown below: Table 1: SAD criteria of Rosenthal et al (1984) 1) A history of major affective disorder, according to Research Diagnostic Criteria (Spitzer et al 1978) 2) At least two consecutive previous years in which the depressions developed  during fall or winter and remitted by the following spring or summer 3) Absence of any other Axis I DSM-III psychiatric disorder (American Psychiatric Association 1980) 4) Absence of any clear-cut seasonally changing psychosocial variables that would account for the seasonal variability in mood and behaviour Now the diagnostic term is included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM-IV is one of two standard diagnostic manuals used by psychiatrists for diagnosis, the other one being the International Classification of Diseases, currently in its 10

60. Full Spectrum Light - Full Spectrum Lighting - Light Therapy Light Therapy light boxes for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder.Used for alleviating seasonal affective disorder and the Winter Blues http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/

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