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Frequently Asked Questions about Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder – Depression

Monday, January 30, 2012

February is just about upon us and this is frequently a time when Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is most prevalent.  There have been a lot of questions about the affectiveness and logisitcs surrounding light therapy to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. In this sharepost Id like to address some of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding [...]

 
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Using a Light Box for Seasonal Affective Disorder – Therapy – Depression

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Most people with winter-onset SAD can benefit from light therapy, but in light therapy, the devil is in the details. A very basic, bottom line description of light therapy is that it consists of light entering the patients retina from a prescribed distance for a prescribed amount of time. But distance and angle of the [...]

 
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Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Friday, December 16, 2011

If you have episodes of depression that occur only in the fall, winter and early spring, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The hallmarks of SAD are excessive sleeping, carbohydrate and sugar cravings, lethargy, difficulty concentrating and depression. Although many of the symptoms are similar to non-seasonal depression, if your symptoms go away with [...]

 
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Dealing with summer depression from Daily Dose – Boston Globe

Friday, July 8, 2011

If I have to pick a season I’m happiest, I’d say it’s probably spring; perhaps the blooming trees fuel my anticipation of summer with long homework-free evenings at my neighborhood pool, barbecues on my deck, and blissful beach getaways. Somehow, though, I’m always let down. This year’s vacation was cut short by my grandfather’s passing; [...]

 
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SAD in the Summer?

Saturday, August 15, 2009

“Summertime, and the living is easy.” Amen to that. I love summer. Credit it to spending much of my childhood in Florida, but I actually like being hot and sweaty. My absolute favorite place to be is on a beach with sun on my face and my toes digging into hot sand. I crave and [...]

 
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