Seasonal Depression Treatments WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Seasonal Depression Treatments and compiled helpful research notes below.
Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a condition where a person may become depressed during seasons with less sunshine (such as winter).1 The most common treatment is light therapy. Though not yet FDA approved, light therapy has been successful in relieving seasonal depression in some clinical trials.2
Fast Facts:
- Light therapy requires sitting in front of a special light box with eyes open.2
- Patients should not look directly into the light.2
- Other treatments include:
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Top Resources on Seasonal Depression Treatments
- Mayo Clinic: Seasonal Affective Disorder: Treatment With Light Therapy
- eMedicineHealth: Seasonal Depression Treatment
- Wikipedia: Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment
- Holistic Online: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Treatments
- FamilyDoctor: Is There a Treatment for SAD?
- MedicineNet: What is the Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: Seasonal Affective Disorder: Treatment
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mayo Clinic: Seasonal Affective Disorder: Treatment With Light Therapy
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- Last update: Feb. 12, 2009
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- Contributor: KevinB
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatments, Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD Treatments, Treatments for SAD, SAD treatment, Seasonal depression treatment, Seasonal affective disorder treatment, Treatment for Seasonal Depression
- Last update: Oct. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
