Psychology & Psychiatry
Do the seasons affect how we think?
When do you think more clearly: winter or summer? What time of year is your short-term memory at its best?
Feb 9, 2016
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Light therapy effective for depression, study reports
New research finds that light therapy can treat non-seasonal depression and improve the overall wellbeing of people suffering from the disease.
Nov 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study identifies the region of the brain responsible for seasonal affective disorder
During the short, dreary days of winter, do you feel tired and oversleep, tend to be depressed and irritable and have trouble concentrating, but once spring comes you feel just fine?
May 7, 2015
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Health
Vitamin D deficiency, depression linked in international study
Vitamin D deficiency is not just harmful to physical health—it also might impact mental health, according to a team of researchers that has found a link between seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and a lack of sunlight.
Dec 2, 2014
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Medical research
Chronic exposure to light at night causes depression, learning issues, research shows
For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter Thomas Edison, and with a flick of a switch, night became day, enabling us to work, play and post cat and kid photos on Facebook into the wee hours.
Nov 14, 2012
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Health
Spring resolutions: Why it's the best time of year to make healthy changes
In the middle of winter, when lack of sunlight can lead to low energy and low mood, we are expected to make new year's resolutions. But why not wait till March, for spring, when the returning sunlight gives us the energy ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When it feels like more than winter blues, what to do?
For roughly 5% of adults, seasonal change comes with more than discomfort or melancholy. Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression with symptoms like sadness, tearfulness, loss of interest, and issues with sleep ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Health
Q&A: How circadian rhythms have been implicated in diseases from dementia to cancer
In this season of short days and long winter nights, it's easy to feel out of sorts. Those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that's closely linked to the circadian rhythms that govern our sleep ...
Dec 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shining a light on seasonal affective disorder
Shorter days and lack of sunlight can greatly affect one's mental state. People often suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the fall and winter months due to lack of sunlight. A Baylor College of Medicine psychiatrist ...
Nov 21, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Winter's onset brings mood changes to many Americans, poll finds
Many Americans experience a "winter funk" as the days grow shorter and temperatures turn colder, a new American Psychiatric Association poll reports.
Nov 6, 2024
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