Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is more than the “winter blues.” It’s a real mood disorder linked to reduced light exposure that can disrupt your sleep, energy, and internal clock. Bright light ...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) modified to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is as effective as light therapy, new research suggests. Results of a 6-week randomized, controlled clinical ...

Like an estimated 5 percent or so of Americans, I have seasonal affective disorder, better known by its all-too-appropriate acronym, SAD. Seasonal depression, which can entail lethargy and lower moods ...

Q: Each year when we switch away from daylight saving time, I get that SAD thing. I start feeling low and eventually get depressed. Why does that happen? I’ve read there are special lights that can ...

Speaking of grief: If you've lost someone important, winter holidays can turn that loss into a recurring wound, and while grief and SAD can occur simultaneously and compound each other, it's important ...

Which light therapy boxes for seasonal affective disorder are best? Many people feel a little down in the fall and winter when the days get shorter and sunlight is harder to come by. But for some, the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 78 and dislike the short gray days of winter. I know that light therapy is used for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and I would like to try it. How do I know which light box or ...

The directions for light therapy treatment are simple enough: Sit near the light and bask in the glow. But, despite Oregon’s frequent rain and gloom, the University Health Center’s light therapy boxes ...

As someone already biologically destined for a lifetime of depression, even as a young child I felt the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder set in as summer closed and darkness descended on the ...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, with symptoms often worsening during the darker, colder months. As the seasons change, many people may notice ...