MeSH tree: F03.600.300.775
Some people may experience the "winter blues"—feeling sad from short days, climbing into bed earlier and resenting waking up on dark mornings. That's different than seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a term used to describe ...
Feb 16, 2026
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In northern climates, February has a particular heaviness. Even though we've passed the longest night of year, the days often feel darker, longer and more draining than December ever did. For society's "night owls," whose ...
Feb 10, 2026
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In 2005, psychologist Cliff Arnall coined the term "Blue Monday" as part of a marketing campaign for a British travel agency to encourage people to book a holiday during the winter. Using a pseudo-scientific formula, the ...
Jan 8, 2026
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The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter.
Dec 7, 2025
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Once the clocks have gone back and darkness falls before many of us even leave work, the rhythms of winter can feel heavier—shorter days, darker evenings, and often, later dinners. But shifting when we eat during the winter ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that's related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, worsen through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer.
Nov 5, 2025
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As the clocks fall back for the end of daylight saving time and the season moves closer to winter, many people are often struck with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), better known as seasonal depression. The physical and ...
Nov 4, 2025
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As winter approaches and daylight saving time is about to end, many people are bracing themselves for shorter days, colder weather and what's often dismissed as the "winter blues." But these seasonal shifts are more than ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something's wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply human experience.
Oct 28, 2025
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As the days are getting shorter, many people suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression associated with the change of seasons and reduced hours of daylight in the fall and winter.
Oct 28, 2025
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