Antidepressant medications, Exercise, Lifestyle, Light therapy, Nutrition, Psychotherapy/Cognitive Therapy |
Short days and long, cold nights affect the mood of every person in the form of mild depression, sadness, and decreased motivation. During the winter, for individuals fighting with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), things can get much worse. Still, there are many...
Antidepressant medications, Light therapy |
Light therapy and antidepressants are most commonly used treatment options for managing seasonal affective disorder (winter blues or winter depression). Light therapy is preferred at the beginning of the treatment, but it is not always fully effective, so...
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...