Seasonal affective disorder, winter type: current insights and treatment options

• Published in: Psychology Research and Behavior Management Vol. 9; pp. 317 - 327
• Main Authors: Meesters, Ybe, Gordijn, Marijke Cm
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Anxiety; Biological clocks; Care and treatment; Circadian rhythm; Cognitive therapy; Depression (Mood disorder); Development and progression; Diagnosis; Emotions; Etiology; Etiology (Medicine); Forecasts and trends; Hypotheses; Light; Light therapy; light treatment; medication; Melatonin; Mental depression; prevention; Preventive medicine; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Recurrence (Disease); Review; Seasonal Affective Disorder; Winter; New York; Netherlands; North America; Europe; medication; psychotherapy; light treatment; review; prevention; seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), winter type, is a seasonal pattern of recurrent major depressive episodes most commonly occurring in autumn or winter and remitting in spring/summer. The syndrome has been well-known for more than three decades, with light treatment being the treatment of first cho...