“This smack of winter weather will be with us for the next several months and for some it may affect their mood and overall outlook.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall or early winter and goes away by summer.
SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight during different times of the year. As many as a half million people in the United States may have winter depression; another 10 to 20 percent may experience mild SAD.
According to Renee Markovich, M.D., a family physician with Akron General Center for Family Medicine, nearly all studies report a higher incidence in women, but SAD might be more severe for men. There is mixed data on the ages, but in general SAD can start at age 23 and decrease as people age.”
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