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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: Menopause, Viral Diseases and Infections, Whooping Cough, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses

    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: Hospitals and Clinics, Suicide, Prisons, Behavioral Conditions, Health Insurance Cost

    3. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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: The Happiest News!, Migraine, Diabetes, Health Treatments, Lyme Disease

    4. Feb 10, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Free cookbook The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health has a new healthful eating kit that features a free cookbook and tips that will help you select foods high in fiber and low in fat and sodium. Recipes are also quick, easy and...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Whooping Cough, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes

    5. Feb 24, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  5. 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: Behavioral Conditions, Symptoms, Fatigue, Depression

    6. Dec 21, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  6. 'Tis the Season: Seasonal Affective Disorder

    For most people it's just another gloomy north Texas day--but for Teresa Miller those grey skies can make her blue
    CW33 News
    For most people it's just another gloomy north Texas day--but for Teresa Miller those grey skies can make her blue "Sad, depressed, feeling of crying, loss of interest in doing activities,” Teresa explained. “Pretty much you just don't want...

    Tags: Boston, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Behavioral Conditions, Acupuncture, Depression

    7. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. 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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Melatonin (dietary supplement), Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Substance Abuse

    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.&quot;&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: Symptoms, Melatonin (dietary supplement), Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions

    9. Feb 14, 2012 |Story| CNN

  9. 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: Plastic Surgeons, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Behavioral Conditions, Entertainment Events, Health and Medical Professionals

    10. Oct 12, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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: Hospitals and Clinics, Suicide, Amputation, Eating Disorders, Pharmaceuticals

    11. Nov 2, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Spend time preparing for end of daylight saving

    That extra hour of sleep that comes with the end of daylight saving time Sunday will feel like a blessing to many adults.
    That extra hour of sleep that comes with the end of daylight saving time Sunday will feel like a blessing to many adults. But for parents of youngsters who are up at 6 a.m. because they think it's still really 7 a.m., and for folks with sleep...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Heart Attack, Sleep Disorders, Brain

    12. Nov 21, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  12. Dr. Balter Explains The Winter Blues

    You may have noticed the days are getting shorter.&nbsp; You may also have noticed that you are feeling sluggish and grouchy.&nbsp; It may not be a coincidence.&nbsp;&nbsp; Around this time of year when the days are shorter, many people find themselves suffering from the blahs.&nbsp; A lack of daylight is associated with a condition known as <strong><span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;">S</span></strong>easonal <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A</span></strong>ffective <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">D</span></strong>isorder or <strong>SAD</strong>.&nbsp; And some people feel sad all the way from late fall until the spring.&nbsp;
    PIX11.com
    You may have noticed the days are getting shorter.  You may also have noticed that you are feeling sluggish and grouchy.  It may not be a coincidence.   Around this time of year when the days are shorter, many people find themselves suffering from the...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Behavioral Conditions, Hormones and Metabolism, Depression, Human Body

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