Antidepressant medications, Exercise, Lifestyle, Light therapy, Natural Treatments, Nutrition, Psychotherapy/Cognitive Therapy, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sleep |
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression which occurs periodically, with the onset of symptoms in winter months and full recovery during the spring and summer. That is why it is also called winter blues or winter depression. The usual symptoms...
Antidepressant medications |
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In the last few decades, many treatment options for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) appeared. Antidepressants in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy are most commonly recommended, and light therapy...
Antidepressant medications |
Besides all unpleasant features that this disorder brings, beating the winter blues is also a challenging task because of the side effects of the drugs used in the treatment. Medications used to combat SAD belong predominantly to antidepressants, which encompass a...
Antidepressant medications |
Medication commonly used in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or winter blues, belong to different groups of antidepressants. They are all designed to target specific receptors on different parts of nerve cells in order to change the concentration of...
Light therapy, Psychotherapy/Cognitive Therapy |
Research has shown that counseling in the form of cognitive behavioral therapy can provide effective relief for patients suffering from seasonal affective disorder. What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? How is it Used? Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a form...