What You Can Do About Seasonal Depression

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that intensifies during specific seasons. Specialists say that these are the best ways to treat its symptoms.

By Sam Walters
Nov 14, 2022 8:30 PMNov 14, 2022 8:37 PM
Seasonal Depression
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The dreary days of the fall and winter seasons can make you cold, change your mood and sometimes spiral you into seasonal depression. Also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), this form of depression follows the shifting of the seasons and dramatically disrupts the way you feel.

This is what you should know about the disorder, as well as its treatment.

What is SAD?

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