🧠 Seasonal Affective Disorder Explained | Winter Depression, SAD Symptoms & Treatment

Описание: Have you noticed your mood, energy, and motivation drop when the seasons change?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), often called winter depression, is a form of Major Depressive Disorder that follows a predictable seasonal pattern. Most commonly, symptoms appear during fall and winter when daylight decreases.

In this video, Edee, Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, explains:

• What Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is
• Common symptoms of winter depression
• Why sunlight affects serotonin, melatonin, and circadian rhythm
• Risk factors for SAD
• How SAD is diagnosed
• Evidence-based treatments including light therapy, CBT for SAD, antidepressants, and vitamin D
• Daily habits that help regulate mood during winter

If your depression feels cyclical or returns during darker months, this video explains the science behind why it happens and what treatment options are available.

Seasonal depression is real, common, and treatable.

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