Affective disorder

valiantly try to diet. People can often find it difficult to focus at work or in a relationships, feel down in the dumps, or maybe even depressed. If a person says yes to any one of these criteria, than they may be experiencing a disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D), or also known as the winter blues. A current study shows that the population that lives in the Northern America and European. In its very basic form, S.A.D effects 6% of all Americans suffer from this distress, Seasonality

Seasonal Affective Disorder- S.A.D. for short. But- the question still lingers- Is Seasonal Affective Disorder real or can people just not handle the cold? Seasonal Affective Disorder is not a real disorder rather it is a growingly recognized characteristic of discomfort with the cold seasons in the indistinctive population. While S.A.D. was long not taken as a serious diagnosis it recently gained attention and a growing amount of scientific papers- such as- "reverse seasonal affective disorder" (3)

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons. SAD begins and ends about the same time every year. SAD is a subtype of recurrent depression that involves a major depressive episode onset in the fall and/or winter months with full remission in spring. SAD prevalence rate increases with latitude ranging from 1.4% in Florida to 9.9% in Alaska in the U.S. 5% of the U.S. population that is 14.5 million American is affected. Surveys show that SAD affects

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seasonal Affective Disorder is just like its abbreviation spells out…SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a very common type of depression. It is a depression that is related to changes in the seasons. Seasonal Affective Disorder is mostly associated with late fall and winter when it is cold outside and less with spring and early summer when it is hot outside. The definition makes you wonder what causes this type of disorder, does it not? The Causes of Seasonal Affective

Seasonal Affective Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a common problem of people living in northern United States. People who are affected by this disorder commonly suffer from depression, lethargy, inability to concentrate, overeating and weight gain. People from the north tend to suffer more from this disorder because of the shortened days. It appears, that due to the deficiency of sunlight some people suffer from these symptoms. The shortened days have a hormonal effect on

Seasonal Affective disorder: A Mood Disorder What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD, is a psychological disorder caused by the change of season. SAD affects most people in the fall and winter months, although this is not always the case. There are two types of SAD, winter and summer SAD. It is believed, the lack of sunlight in the winter months, to be the cause of winter SAD. According to the author Flaskerud (2012), “Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Essay Question: A review of different theoretical explanations on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Introduction: This review will demonstrate a critical awareness of research-based literature in the field of Clinical Psychology and review theoretical explanations on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD can be referred to in many different ways. The most famous include “winter depression”, “winter blues” or “seasonal depression” (Rosenthal, 1998; Marshall and Cheevers, 2006). However, other names

One type in particular, known as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD seem to roll around when the weather becomes colder, days seem shorter, and nights seem longer. According to Familydoctor.org, “Seasonal Affective Disorder affects between 4% - 6% of American while 10% to 20% experience a milder form of winter-onset SAD”. “Three out of four SAD sufferers are women. The main age of onset of SAD is between 18 and 30 years of age” ("Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)"). We have heard the term “winter blues”

Peter, Another great post, great detailed writing that offers explanation for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Because your post combined with mine, more or less covered the majority of information, I am taking the discussion in an entirely different direction to present my hypothesis regarding a factor that might have played into the SAD diagnosis of the case study. I am purposing that perhaps the newscaster was spending less time in the studio and more time outside, traveling, taping her stories

characterized by delusions and hallucinations. About twenty percent of people with depression have episodes so severe that they see or hear things that are not there. Bipolar Disorder, also called manic depressive disorder, consists of periods of extreme lows followed by periods of extreme highs. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a type of depression that affects women during the second half of their menstrual cycles and is more severe than PMS. Symptoms include depression, anxiety, and extreme