Seasonal Affective Disorder Alexandra White October 20‚ 2012 HED 100-21 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Symptoms begin in the fall and last through the winter months. The effects of the symptoms leave the persons moody and without energy. SAD may begin during the teen years or in adulthood. Like other forms of depression‚ it occurs more often in women than in men
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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
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SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder where people have normal mental health throughout most of the year‚ but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. Seasonal Affective Disorder is often diagnosed inaccurately in doctor’s offices. But‚ thorough personalized details of the symptoms can help a patient be diagnosed properly. There have been new studies that link SAD to other conditions such as alcoholism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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My idea for feature story 3 is to discuss seasonal affective disorder and how this affects the holiday season. Seasonal affective disorder‚ or SAD‚ is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons. Furthermore‚ I want to mention the possible stressors that can trigger these people to become sad or uninterested in the holiday season. Most people with SAD have symptoms beginning in the fall and continue into the winter months‚ sapping their energy and making them feel moody.‚ but does
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mental state in a negative way‚ allowing them to become sad and depressed. When the seasons cause negative feelings and mood changes‚ this is Seasonal Affective Disorder‚ which causes depression during the cold and dark months. Overall‚ throughout this investigation the causes‚ treatments and differences between the locations in relation to Seasonal Affective Disorder has
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Seasonal affective disorder The syndrome of winter depression‚ is called seasonal affective disorder (SAD)‚ is specifically related to the changes in the length of daylight from the seasons. It begins to lift as spring approaches with daylight hours becoming longer. SAD is rare in the tropics‚ but is measurably present at latitude of 30 degrees N (or S) and higher. People who live in the Arctic region are especially susceptible due to the effects of polar night. Prolonged periods of
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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)‚ researchers disagree “whether SAD is a distinct mental illness or a specific type of major depressive disorder” (Duckworth and Freedman). There are two types of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)‚ a winter and summer version. Researchers conclude that only about five percent of adults in America have the winter variant of SAD‚ and less than one percent have the summer variant (Khazan). NAMI defines the classic winter form of SAD as “recurrent
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Mood Disorders Mood disorders are quite interesting; especially if you’re realizing that you have many of the symptoms. With mood disorders one experiences long periods of depression or elation‚ that causes ones everyday activities to be disrupted. The main mood disorders are major depression‚ and bipolar disorder. Another type of mood disorder is called seasonal affective disorder. This is caused by the lack of sunlight that people with the disorder receive in usually the winter months. Apparently
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Clinical Simulation Critical Thinking Case Study for Depression and Suicide with Grading Rubric Directions: Read the case study and type using 12 fonts directly into the rubric. Save the document‚ print it and submit to your clinical instructor (turn in to secretary) when due (see course calendar). Darlene‚ age 62 years‚ has been admitted to the local psychiatric facility for inpatient treatment of depression. She became severely depressed when her son experienced a traumatic brain injury
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Depression is a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood‚ loss of interest or pleasure‚ feelings of guilt or low self-worth‚ disturbed sleep or appetite‚ low energy‚ and poor concentration. Depression is different from feeling down or sad. Unhappiness is something which everyone feels at one time or another‚ usually due to a particular cause. A person suffering from depression will experience intense emotions of anxiety‚ hopelessness‚ negativity and helplessness‚ and
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