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Seasonal Affective Disorder, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a disorder that affects some in the autumn, hernia umbilical or in some spring. The diagnosis is made if the pattern is repeated year after year. Symptoms frequently late autumn and winter, but also occurs in the summer months. In those with "winter depression" seems summer always as regularly symptom, alternatively, they can at strange times even getting bipolar hernia umbilical symptoms hypomania or even more rarely mania in the summer. Depression Symptoms often begin in September or October and will increase until the peak in January, before declining again in the spring.
Sadly, no self diagnosis but classified in DSM-IV, the American diagnostic manual for mental disorders, as a subgroup of MDD. MDD is the psychiatric diagnosis of depression, a word that neglecting to use the vernacular, then the much milder symptoms. To be diagnosed with SAD, you must have had depression at the same time of the year at least two years in a row, with freedom from symptoms and / or a similar seasonal episode of hypomania / mania during another part of the year, without having had relapses at other times . One should also not have had a history of symptoms that breaks the pattern earlier in life.
SAD affects five percent of Sweden's population, especially women. Common symptoms of SAD include hernia umbilical extreme tiredness despite sleep more than usual and increased sugar cravings, hernia umbilical leading to weight gain. In addition to this is similar to YTV an "ordinary" depression: depressed mood, difficulty concentrating, lack of interest in things previously smooth one and generally reduced ability to feel pleasure. Other symptoms may be to withdraw from social, physical, and sexual contact and get PMS, anxiety and restlessness. It can also be difficult to get up, you have morning sickness and feelings hernia umbilical of hopelessness. How badly afflicted individuals will vary. Some can work as normal and others not.
Sadly not discovered until 1984 by Norman E. Rosenthal, a psychiatrist and scientist, and his colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health. This is thought to be due to fluctuations in mood are normal during the year. It is only when it becomes extreme fluctuations that SAD is mentioned. SAD is a disease that one can have milder symptoms without the disease. Swedish Council hernia umbilical on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) is, however, doubtful diagnosis of SAD. They think that it is difficult to distinguish from other types of depression.
That sunlight plays a role displayed by SAD is rare at the equator, but is becoming more and more common the farther north or south of the earth to come. It is also a hereditary factor and lifestyle also play a role. Iceland is an exception, which is thought sadly disappeared by natural selection when the population which has lived in relative isolation for a long time.
At the SAD as well as other depression antidepressants record, particularly the SSRIs. Talk therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to help, especially in milder depressions. Often spoken of phototherapy with simulated daylight. Despite much research, light therapy has not been proven to be effective in SAD, but research is still ongoing and it may be that you come to the conclusion that it can function in newer research eventually.
SAD is believed due to the balance hernia umbilical of the hormone hernia umbilical melatonin in the brain. Melatonin increases at night when we are sleeping and when it gets dark. Sunlight is good, it decreases melatonin, so to alleviate the symptoms of SAD should be outdoors as much as possible, especially in winter, to feel better. One should avoid wearing sunglasses because it reduces the sunlight. It can also help with physical activity. hernia umbilical A walk in the sun doing good.
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Cecilia Raastads thesis "Winter Fatigue and Winter Depression Prevalence and Treatment with Bright Light" (2009) hernia umbilical shows that light therapy is effective. The hospital uses the method looks positive results, among others, Region Skåne.
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