’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 ...
Pumpkin lattes, knitted sweaters and sobbing while listening to Phoebe Bridgers? Hot Girl Summer’s gloomy older sister, Sad Girl Autumn, is upon us.   Coined in 2019 as an antithesis to “Hot Girl ...
Man in front of a light therapy box, which mimics the sun and treats people suffering from seasonal affective disorder. You don't need a clinical definition to know something's off when the mere ...
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 ...
For most people, losing daylight is not a part of the holiday season we look forward to. Following the time reset courtesy of daylight saving time ending, many of us working a traditional 9-5 end our ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — The days are getting shorter, and those temperatures are getting colder too. That combination can spark seasonal depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder, many times known ...
The days are getting shorter, darker and colder, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. And while there's a lot to look forward to in winter, it's not necessarily the most wonderful time of the year for ...
There are a few things you can expect from the winter months: colder weather, less sunshine and possibly a case of more than just the winter blues. Often referred to as seasonal affective disorder or ...
SEATTLE — Pacific Northwest residents are no stranger to seasonal affective disorder. It's a type of seasonal depression that occurs during the darker, shorter days of the fall and winter seasons.
In a world where stress rains on bent shoulders, there are seas of emotions churning in each person. Lending words to our inner moods, we humans are blessed with a mind and body that can voice itself ...
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 ...
It may be due to its catchy acronym, widespread coverage in mainstream media, the fact that as many as 5 percent of Americans experience it —or maybe all three— which allows most of us to be familiar ...