Seasonal Affective Disorder
This literature review examines the seasonal characteristic of psychosocial adaptation by focusing on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The identification and recognition of SAD as an affective disorder with a seasonal pattern, and subsequent research into its cause and symptoms is presented. SAD i...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/13986 2023-05-15T13:49:25+02:00 Seasonal Affective Disorder Wilson, Brent 2005 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13986 English en eng University of Canterbury http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13986 All Rights Reserved Theses / Dissertations 2005 ftunivcanter 2022-09-08T13:34:59Z This literature review examines the seasonal characteristic of psychosocial adaptation by focusing on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The identification and recognition of SAD as an affective disorder with a seasonal pattern, and subsequent research into its cause and symptoms is presented. SAD is caused by a combination of photopefiod, climate, genetic, cognitive, and neurochemical factors; although there is still no consensus as to the imponance of each factor. SAD can be successfully tleated by phototherapy and certain drugs. Therefore, being able to identify and treat SAD should be an important component of any Antarctic program. This literature review examines the seasonal characteristic of psychosocial adaptation by focusing on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The identification and recognition of SAD as an affective disorder with a seasonal pattern, and subsequent research into its cause and symptoms is presented. SAD is caused by a combination of photopefiod, climate, genetic, cognitive, and neurochemical factors; although there is still no consensus as to the imponance of each factor. SAD can be successfully tleated by phototherapy and certain drugs. Therefore, being able to identify and treat SAD should be an important component of any Antarctic program. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Antarctic |
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This literature review examines the seasonal characteristic of psychosocial adaptation by focusing on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The identification and recognition of SAD as an affective disorder with a seasonal pattern, and subsequent research into its cause and symptoms is presented. SAD is caused by a combination of photopefiod, climate, genetic, cognitive, and neurochemical factors; although there is still no consensus as to the imponance of each factor. SAD can be successfully tleated by phototherapy and certain drugs. Therefore, being able to identify and treat SAD should be an important component of any Antarctic program. This literature review examines the seasonal characteristic of psychosocial adaptation by focusing on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The identification and recognition of SAD as an affective disorder with a seasonal pattern, and subsequent research into its cause and symptoms is presented. SAD is caused by a combination of photopefiod, climate, genetic, cognitive, and neurochemical factors; although there is still no consensus as to the imponance of each factor. SAD can be successfully tleated by phototherapy and certain drugs. Therefore, being able to identify and treat SAD should be an important component of any Antarctic program. |
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