Signs/Symptoms
Most common season to experience Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is winter?
A hormone important for maintaining good sleep that can be altered by SAD
What is melatonin?
A substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug
What is medication?
The abbreviation for Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is SAD?
Another word for oversleeping
What is hypersomnia?
The kind of thoughts that people with SAD usually associate with winter and/or summer
What is negative?
Medication used to treat depression
What is an antidepressant?
The shortest day of the year
What is December 21st?
Symptoms of SAD are often confused with symptoms of this mental health disorder
What is depression?
The season in which decreased melatonin levels are most likely to occur
What is summer?
The treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction
What is psychotherapy?
The percentage of the US population that experiences SAD
What is 5%?
The amount of time Seasonal Affective Disorder symptoms are present each year
What is 4-5 months?
The vitamin who's deficiency can lead to SAD
What is Vitamin D?
There are no treatments for SAD specifically for just this season
What is summer?
What is 90%?
Winter-pattern SAD can be mistaken for this
What is holiday blues?
Shorter daylight hours may prevent these molecules from functioning properly
What is serotonin?
Type of therapy that aimed to make up for lack of sunlight in winter months
What is light?
Percentage of the year that SAD affects most people
What is 40%?