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What does S. A.D. mean?Ask Hanna

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disturbance that characteristically occurs in the autumn or winter with remission in the spring and summer. Its development coincides with the fewer hours of sunlight available during the winter. In a given year, …

What does S. A.D. mean?

What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?Ask Hanna

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression triggered by the changing of the seasons. In most cases, it occurs along with the shortening of daylight hours in the fall and continues into the winter months. SAD typically resolves …

What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?

What is seasonal affective disorder?Ask Hanna

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that is related to the decreased light exposure in the winter months. I mentioned it last week as one of the possible causes of the “holiday blues”, but it is an …