Seasonal Affective Disorder
"Seasonal Affective Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence.
| Descriptor ID |
D016574
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.600.300.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Seasonal Affective Disorder- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Seasonal Mood Disorder
- Disorder, Seasonal Mood
- Disorders, Seasonal Mood
- Mood Disorder, Seasonal
- Mood Disorders, Seasonal
- Seasonal Mood Disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorders
- Affective Disorder, Seasonal
- Affective Disorders, Seasonal
- Disorder, Seasonal Affective
- Disorders, Seasonal Affective
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seasonal Affective Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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How to get a bigger dose of bright light. Sleep. 2011 May 01; 34(5):559-60.
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Bright light therapy for winter depression--is phase advancing beneficial? Chronobiol Int. 2004 Jul; 21(4-5):759-75.
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Bright light treatment of winter depression: a placebo-controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1998 Oct; 55(10):883-9.
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Which environmental variables are related to the onset of seasonal affective disorder? J Abnorm Psychol. 1997 Nov; 106(4):554-62.
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Light treatment for sleep disorders: consensus report. IV. Sleep phase and duration disturbances. J Biol Rhythms. 1995 Jun; 10(2):135-47.
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The circadian rhythm of temperature during light treatment for winter depression. Biol Psychiatry. 1993 Aug 15; 34(4):210-20.
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A placebo-controlled trial of light treatment for winter depression. J Affect Disord. 1992 Dec; 26(4):211-21.
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The temporal onset of individual symptoms in winter depression: differentiating underlying mechanisms. J Affect Disord. 1991 Aug; 22(4):191-7.