The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Abstract The operational criteria for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) have undergone several changes since first proposed in 1984. SAD is currently included as a specifier of either bipolar or recurrent major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1092852900019593 2024-06-23T07:50:26+00:00 The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder Magnusson, Andres Partonen, Timo 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900019593 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1092852900019593 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms CNS Spectrums volume 10, issue 8, page 625-634 ISSN 1092-8529 2165-6509 journal-article 2005 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900019593 2024-06-05T04:04:56Z Abstract The operational criteria for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) have undergone several changes since first proposed in 1984. SAD is currently included as a specifier of either bipolar or recurrent major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition has provisional diagnostic criteria for SAD. The most characteristic quality of SAD is that the symptoms usually present during winter and remit in the spring. Furthermore, the symptoms tend to remit when the patients are exposed to daylight or bright light therapy. The cognitive and emotional symptoms are as in other types of depression but the vegetative symptoms are the reverse of classic depressive vegetative symptoms, namely increased sleep and increased appetite. SAD is a common condition, but the exact prevalence rates vary between different studies and countries and is consistently found to be more common in women and in youth. SAD probably possibly occurs in children although not as commonly as in young adults. Some studies have found that certain ethnic groups who live at high northern latitudes may have adapted to the long arctic winter . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic CNS Spectrums 10 8 625 634 |
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Abstract The operational criteria for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) have undergone several changes since first proposed in 1984. SAD is currently included as a specifier of either bipolar or recurrent major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition has provisional diagnostic criteria for SAD. The most characteristic quality of SAD is that the symptoms usually present during winter and remit in the spring. Furthermore, the symptoms tend to remit when the patients are exposed to daylight or bright light therapy. The cognitive and emotional symptoms are as in other types of depression but the vegetative symptoms are the reverse of classic depressive vegetative symptoms, namely increased sleep and increased appetite. SAD is a common condition, but the exact prevalence rates vary between different studies and countries and is consistently found to be more common in women and in youth. SAD probably possibly occurs in children although not as commonly as in young adults. Some studies have found that certain ethnic groups who live at high northern latitudes may have adapted to the long arctic winter . |
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The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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diagnosis, symptomatology, and epidemiology of seasonal affective disorder |
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