What is seasonal depression?

seasonal depression, sometimes known as a seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is the type of depression that is seasonally connected. Many people think about winter depression when they hear about seasonal depression, because depression is very common in the winter months, especially in high latitudes where light is limited in winter. However, people can also experience seasonal depression in the summer and it can take a problem with summer depression if they associate with seasonal depression only with winter. It tends to sleep a lot, eat heavy, starch meals and has problems with motivating. At the depth of the season, depression can be serious and even debilitating. After the season, the patient is experiencing a mood that can sometimes go to mania. In order to be diagnosed with seasonal depression, two or more years of the depressive pattern associated with the seasons must be present in the patient's history. Because seasonal depression often includes transitions between depression and mania, it may be a bipolar disorder precursor and in some cases can be people whoIndeed, they have bipolar disorder, incorrectly diagnosed with seasonal depression and vice versa. Treatment of these two mood disorders is very different, which makes the correct diagnosis critical.

It seems that patients from light therapy benefit from winter depression, including dawn simulations that are used to make the patient feel as if more light. It is also possible to use antidepressant drugs, along with psychotherapy, so that the patient can talk about Issues that can cause other anxiety and depression. Summer depression or mania is usually treated with psychotherapy and medicines.

Sometimes people are ashamed to seek help in depression, especially in the case of seasonally connected problems because they are embarrassed or think they will push it through. It is not necessary to suffer from depression without help and people can find out that their quality of life has improved significantly with a mental health expert and a few small lifestyle changes. Managing seasonal deprESE can also help people be more productive at work or school during a period of depression, which can be very beneficial.