Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
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Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
Answer:
Although exceptions to the rule have been reported in some surveys, in general, Seasonal...
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light. My understanding...
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I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat...
Why is it that drug therapy for SAD should not continue year-round, as you say in question #1337?
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Why is it that drug therapy for SAD should not continue year-round, as you say in question #1337?...
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
A reader asks:
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?Answer:
As best we...
There’s no magic about the date of time change. Some people with SAD, or those with the less severe winter doldrums, begin to feel...
A reader asks:
There's no magic about the date of time change. Some people with SAD, or those with the less...
Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy. Should I start with the time...
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Fall has arrived. I still feel OK, but I am trying to decide when to start light therapy....
Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?
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Has the amount and timing of melatonin supplements been established for treating SAD?Answer:
Despite many press accounts to the...
I work in our local cancer research center. A lovely man comes in who may be suffering with SAD syndrome. 1. Should he first...
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I work in our local cancer research center. A lovely man comes in who may be suffering with...
Living in upper New York State with low winter daylight, I wonder if flooding the house with overhead bright light to simulate overhead sunshine...
A reader asks:
Living in upper New York State with low winter daylight, I wonder if flooding the house with overhead bright light...
Are light visors effective in treating SAD? I have found one that emits 2500 lux. Is this light output strong enough to counteract SAD?
A reader asks:
Are light visors effective in treating SAD? I have found one that emits 2500 lux. Is this light...
