Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — seasonal affective disorder (SAD) begins and ends at about the same times
If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody.
These symptoms often resolve during the spring and summer months. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer and resolves during the fall or winter months.
Treatment for SAD may include light therapy (phototherapy), psychotherapy and medications.
Don’t brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the “winter blues” or a seasonal funk that you have to tough out on your own. Take steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes
