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Northwestern Medicine expert offers tips for battling seasonal affective disorder CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Winter is in full force. With short days and less exposure to sunlight, everyone feels less energetic and more people are vulnerable to depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or winter depression, is a mood disorder related to seasonal variations of light. Symptoms start in late fall and oftentimes last until April or early spring. It affects...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is four times more likely to strike women than men according to a recent study, Bright Light Therapy provides a low cost long term solution. Reno, NV (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 As we start the new year many people have trouble celebrating due to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) a severe type of winter blues. December was Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Month, as a result this time of year, stories about SAD are all over the news, but a recent...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wintertime blues. Seasonal depression. As the Northern Hemisphere approaches the Winter solstice on December 21 -- the shortest day of the year -- up to 10% to 20% of the population will suffer recurrent episodes consistent with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), mood swings that include low energy, irritability, weight gain, and overeating. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121212/PH28848 ) Climate, genetic vulnerability, and...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prototypes, a Southern California-based non-profit that supports women, children and families confronting abuse, addiction and other behavioral health issues, is preparing to help its clients (patients) battle the 'holiday blues' by deploying new online and mobile depression and anxiety management tools. Known as myStrength.com, the technology was introduced on a pilot basis last summer and now will be used at its residential...

Alaska Northern Lights offers a low cost alternative treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), without the need for dangerous drugs. Reno, NV (PRWEB) December 04, 2012 This time of year, the news is rife with stories on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), at one time called the winter blues. The U.S. News & World Report story "Seasonal Affective Disorder: Don’t Let It Get You Down" by Laura McMullen published on December 3, 2012 clearly demonstrates the large number...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A paper published in the Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics looks into where to draw the line between social anxiety and just being shy. Many experts have separate opinions over whether someone suffers from shyness and social anxiety disorder (SAD). The team decided to explore the mental disorder, as well as treatment options and its impact on daily life. "There are many differing opinions about social anxiety disorder and the...

LONDON, November 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- -New infographic commissioned by First Choice explores the issue of SAD and the winter blues and highlights the importance of sunlight in our lives- First Choice [http://www.firstchoice.co.uk ], one of the UK's leading leisure travel companies, has released an infographic that sheds light on how the lack of sunshine during the winter months is affecting a large proportion of the population...

People who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -- a condition that comes with a shortage of daylight hours -- may have a new weapon to fight off those winter blues, according to a study by Finnish researchers. These researchers explain that the human brain is as sensitive to light as the eyes, making it possible to treat SAD with a new headset -- much like headphones -- that beams light, rather than music, into the ears. SAD is caused by the brain not receiving enough daylight...

New findings from Rhode Island Hospital study indicate that a change to DSM-IV criteria is neededA new study from Rhode Island Hospital researchers shows that obese individuals with social anxiety related only to their weight may experience anxiety as severe as individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD). The findings directly conflict with the criteria for SAD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV). The study is now published online in advance...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Winter's chill, dark days, devoid of sunshine can send the best of us spiraling into a bad case of the blues. But those dreary winter months - particularly, February - can debilitate people living with depression. This time of year is especially difficult for Eric G. Wilson, author of "The Mercy of Eternity: A Memoir of Depression and Grace." Ever since his teen years, he has spent winters quarantining himself, trying to stay...