Seasonal Affective Disorder
Internet resources about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Includes information about symptoms, treatment and support.
Light box therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can't be done with just any light box. Light boxes should meet specific requirements such as lux level and light color. This page lists the recommended requirements that you should look for when buying a light box.
Do you have seasonal affective disorder? If you experience symptoms like depression, fatigue and carbohydrate cravings during the shorter days of winter, but then begin to feel better each year when spring arrives, it's possible that you could have a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder.
While light therapy is considered the best treatment for SAD, alternatives to light therapy--such as antidepressants, dawn simulation and high density negative air ionization--do exist.
Despite the many treatments that have been investigated, light therapy remains one of the best treatments for SAD. Learn more about light therapy here.
A review of Apollo's Brite Lite series of lightboxes, in particular the Brite Lite III, for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
A comprehensive set of links that will help you prepare for the SAD season.
A review of Apollo's goLITE lightbox for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
The latest Seasonal Affective Disorder research from Dr. Michael Terman, head of the Winter Depression Program at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City and Mr. Jamie Rifkin, Recruitment Coordinator and Clinical Evaluator.
Light box therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can't be done with just any light box. Light boxes should meet specific requirements such as lux level and light color. This page lists the recommended requirments that you should look for when buying a light box.
Light therapy has many potential applications beyond Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), including non-seasonal depression and Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).
What are the most common symptoms of SAD that you might experience during the dark winter months?
The latest information about SAD treatment research for the 2006-2007 winter season.
