Dr. Norman Rosenthal, the author of Defeating SAD: A Guide to Health and Happiness Through All Seasons. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) As much as there is to embrace about ...

Depression is characterized by a persistent low mood that can affect quality of life. If symptoms usually only occur in the winter months, it may be seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or major ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...

’Tis the season for recognizing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Just don’t expect to find SAD in diagnostic handbooks. As a memorable term, SAD “stuck in the general public, and to some extent ...

W e’re nearly a week into the time change, which for many marks the start of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Around five ...

MARIA: 5 ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT, NEW STRATEGIES TO HELP YOUR PARTNER FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY’RE SAD OR DEPRESSED. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DR. MICHELLE DIBLASI, A PSYCHIATRIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER.

Ice cream, swimming pools, barbecues and beaches – summer has many positive associations. But some people feel more anxious and depressed during the hotter months and may suffer from a type of ...

Two of my long-standing patients presented to me recently, both feeling depressed for the previous 2 weeks. The first, a woman in her late 60s, had been on heavy doses of antidepressants for years.