Articles on Seasonal Affective Disorder
Christmas is Over: Celebrate the Rest of the Year
So many weeks and days of preparation and then Christmas is over. Oh, maybe you were able to stretch it out over a few days with parties and visits...
Book Review: A Spectrum Approach to Mood Disorders
James Phelps’ new book, A Spectrum Approach to Mood Disorders: Not Fully Bipolar But Not Unipolar—Practical Management, is written for professionals, not laymen. I have some familiarity with bipolar...
Shedding Light on Winter Depression
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November, All the rest have thirty-one Except for February— Which has 258! We extend our apologies to the writer of this clever...
Not in the Holiday Mood? It Might Be the Blues
It’s that time of year again. Multicolored lights twinkle across houses and front yards. Parents and squirming children form long lines to sit on a Santa look-alike’s lap. Red...
Beating the Holiday Blues
Joy to the world! ‘Tis the season to be jolly! Festive music fills the air; holiday cheer abounds. Everyone is happy at holiday time — right? Wrong. Truth be...
Before Spring Has Sprung
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so #8221; —Anne Bradstreet, 1655 It’s a rainy mid-January Wednesday in Boston. The sky is a blank sheet of...
Post-Winter Holidays: Hibernation or Depression?
The holiday season is just about over. The presents are unwrapped. The relatives have left. The leftovers are almost gone. Some things went well. Some didn’t. There were moments...
Are You SAD This Winter? Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) goes beyond the winter blues. It goes beyond feeling tired or sad or disliking winter. SAD is a form of clinical depression that occurs in...
How Family and Friends Can Aid Mental Health Recovery
Recovering from mental illness is terrifying and exhausting, both for the person diagnosed and those who stand beside them throughout the recovery process. Sometimes, particularly when the diagnosis is...
Are You Feeling SAD?
During the winter months we often hear people mention feeling “blue” or “down.” There are others that speak of SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. You may wonder, “What on...
Winter Blues Survival Guide: A Workbook For Overcoming SAD
Do the first signs of fall make you feel like hibernating until spring? During the winter months, do you feel irritable and depressed? If this sounds familiar, you may...
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
When it comes to dealing with seasonal affective disorder — an extreme lethargy and sadness that accompanies the onset of winter — most sufferers have already heard it all...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder
According to — Summer is “a period of fruition, fulfillment, happiness, or beauty.” Winter is “a period of time characterized by coldness, misery, barrenness, or death.” Well, that sums...
Holiday Stress: A Resourceful Survivor’s Guide
Here’s your chance to enjoy a serene Christmas—or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah The holidays are supposed to be joyous occasions marked by meaningful traditions, family connections, spiritual rejuvenation...
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Winter depression (or winter blues) is a common affliction for those who live in our northern climate. Its clinical name is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and up to 5...
