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Seasonal Affective Disorder

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    May 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Blood drive An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, 301 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or BWMC's marketing and communications department 410-787-4367....

    Tags: Healthy Diet, Medical Procedures and Tests, Death, Diabetes, Skin Cancer

    2. Apr 3, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Harford police calls show a startling number of suicide-related incidents

    There were 14 calls to the Harford County Sheriff's Office between Jan. 18 and Jan. 22 of people reporting that someone was either attempting suicide or contemplating it. Although the calls for service seem to show a startling number of suicide-related...

    Tags: Maryland State Police, Health Insurance Cost, Mental Health, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Havre de Grace

    3. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Free HPV vaccine The health department will provide free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The vaccine, Gardasil, is available for both males and females ages 9 to 26. Those under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a consent form. The clinic will...

    Tags: Human papillomavirus, Healthy Diet, HPV Vaccine, Medical Procedures and Tests, Anne Arundel Community College

    4. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. The power of light

    It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of people around the world who are receiving the alternative treatment, light therapy has healing power.
    It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...

    Tags: Infertility, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Mental Health, The Happiest News!, Diabetes

    5. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| KSPR-TV

  5. What's Going Around: Seasonal affective disorder

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The lack of exposure to sunlight in the winter months can not only affect our moods, but can also lead to a disorder.
    lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The lack of exposure to sunlight in the winter months can not only affect our moods, but can also lead to a disorder. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder, better known as SAD. And doctors say it can be serious. "Because of the...

    Tags: Light Therapy, Psychologists, Depression, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions

    6. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Persistent, pervasive symptoms of depression during wintertime could be SAD

    Premium Health News Service
    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with clinical depression. I'm taking duloxetine (Cymbalta), which helps. But I always feel more blue and have a hard time finding the energy to do my normal activities when fall and winter come. My neurologist...

    Tags: Healthy Diet, Light Therapy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wellbutrin (drug), Cymbalta (drug)

    7. Jul 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says

    Under increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center.
    Tribune reporters
    Under increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....

    Tags: Mood Disorders, Nancy Pelosi, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Government

    8. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| CLTV

  8. Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Sometimes the dark dreary skies of the season turn our positive outlook into mush.&nbsp; We call that the &ldquo;winter blues."&nbsp; And sometimes, when that dismal outlook on life doesn&rsquo;t go away, it&rsquo;s a more serious ailment known as Season Affective Disorder, or SAD.&nbsp; Season Affective Disorder is a form of depression that occurs seasonally most often during the winter months.&nbsp; But it can happen in the summertime as well.&nbsp; The condition is characterized by reoccurring or long last episodes of depression and is triggered by the lack of sunlight. Usually people affected by SAD become depressed in the fall and winter and feel better during the spring and summer.&nbsp; SAD affects both men and women, and the illness typically begins in the early twenties.&nbsp; Some features of wintertime SAD are insomnia, carbohydrate cravings, and weight gain.&nbsp; Other symptoms include the usual characteristics of depression, like decreased sexual appetite, fatigue, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, and social withdrawal.&nbsp; If your recurrent depression happens in the summer the characteristics may also include decreased appetite, weight loss, and constant agitation or anxiety.&nbsp; SAD usually begins in October or November and subsides in March or April. Depressions are usually mild to moderate but can be severe.&nbsp; The most common characteristic is the person&rsquo;s reaction to changes in the environmental light; when the weather is overcast depression worsens. The most common treatment for SAD is light therapy.&nbsp; Sitting in front of a full spectrum fluorescent light reverses the winter depressive symptoms because it reduces the level of a certain brain chemical (melatonin) which is normally present at night. The intensity of the light is equal to the amount of light a person would get from looking out a window on a sunny spring day.&nbsp; Antidepressant medication and psychotherapy in conjunction with light therapy also reduces SAD symptoms. &nbsp;If you think you might have SAD, first track your symptoms, if they are mild and do not interfere with your daily living, you might just have the &ldquo;winter blues.&rdquo;&nbsp; In this case, light therapy might help.&nbsp; If your symptoms are severe enough to significantly affect your day to day functioning, you need to consult a mental health professional to get the proper treatment. For more information on SAD, contact The Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI of Greater Chicago, <a href="http://www.namigc.org/">www.namigc.org</a>.
    Sometimes the dark dreary skies of the season turn our positive outlook into mush.  We call that the “winter blues."  And sometimes, when that dismal outlook on life doesn’t go away, it’s a more serious ailment known as Season...

    Tags: Light Therapy, Psychotherapy, Insomnia, Behavioral Conditions, Health Treatments

    9. Oct 12, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Mental illness redefined

    When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short.
    When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short. First published in 1952, the tome also is used as a standard by researchers, the health...

    Tags: Anxiety, Brain, Mental Health, Suicide, Stroke

    10. Feb 24, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  10. Tips to combat the midwinter blues

    This has been a mild winter, but Somerset County has still seen a lot of gray days.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    This has been a mild winter, but Somerset County has still seen a lot of gray days. In winter this region averages about 28 days a month that have more than 50 percent cloud cover. Those dark, dreary days can provoke seasonal affective disorder (SAD), an...

    Tags: Fatigue, Symptoms, Depression, Behavioral Conditions

    11. Feb 14, 2012 |Story| CNN

  11. How to prevent the Valentine's Day blues

    Confession: I hate Valentine&rsquo;s Day.
    By Dr Anthony Youn, CNN
    Confession: I hate Valentine’s Day. But I bet I’m not alone. For the first 26 years of my life I dreaded Valentine’s Day. Every February 14 served as a reminder that no one wanted to date me. I couldn’t stand going to...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Plastic Surgeons, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Holidays, Sweetest Day

    12. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Seasonal Affective Disorder: When it's more than the winter blahs

    He thought it was the doldrums. But it seemed to happen every fall, when the quick summer of sunlight was replaced with the slow-motion months of boring gray.
    marieg@herald-mail.com
    He thought it was the doldrums. But it seemed to happen every fall, when the quick summer of sunlight was replaced with the slow-motion months of boring gray. The landscape was brown, the trees were bare and darkness appeared early. Some people...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Labor Legislation, Light Therapy, Employees, Mental Health

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