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If you're reading this while slumped in a chair (or still in bed), exhausted despite sleeping for over nine hours, and contemplating whether hibernation is a viable life choice, you're clearly ...

As the clocks fall back for the end of daylight saving time and the season moves closer to winter, many people are often struck with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), better known as seasonal ...

For most people, losing daylight is not a part of the holiday season we look forward to. Following the time reset courtesy of daylight saving time ending, many of us working a traditional 9-5 end our ...

Seasonal depression may be doing more than just impacting your mood and energy levels, it may be negatively affecting your relationship, too. According to a relationship therapist, seasonal affective ...

Does SAD (seasonal affective disorder) affect individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia in a different way? About 40% of individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia suffer from significant depression, ...

As we are in full swing of winter and the days are short, many individuals may be experiencing what is commonly referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder and the aptly convenient acronym, SAD. This ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is recognized as a recurring major depressive disorder, typically starting in the fall and winter and spontaneously improving when spring arrives. It’s usually ...

Psychiatrists explain the key neurobiological differences between major depressive disorder and situational sadness, ...

Two of my long-standing patients presented to me recently, both feeling depressed for the previous 2 weeks. The first, a woman in her late 60s, had been on heavy doses of antidepressants for years.