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Mental Disorders > Mood Disorders > Depressive Disorder > Seasonal Affective Disorder

Preferred term

Seasonal Affective Disorder  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Disorder, Seasonal Mood
  • Mood Disorder, Seasonal
  • Seasonal Affective Disorders
  • Seasonal Mood Disorder
  • Seasonal Mood Disorders

Scope note

  • A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence.

History note

  • 92

In other languages

  • vuodenaikamasennus

    Finnish

  • depressio de tempore anni dependens
  • kaamosdepressio
  • kaamosmasennus
  • SAD
  • talvidepressio
  • talvimasennus
  • vuodenaikadepressio
  • Årstidsbundna affektiva störningar

    Swedish

  • Säsongsbundna affektiva störningar
  • Vinterdepression
  • Årstidsbunden depression

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016574

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