Seasonal affective disorder and non-seasonal affective disorders: results from the NESDA study. [PDF]
BJPsych Open, 2017 BackgroundSeasonal affective disorder (SAD) is considered to be a subtype of depression.AimsTo compare the clinical picture of SAD to non-seasonal affective disorders (non-SADs).MethodDiagnoses according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) were established in 2185 participants of the Netherlands Study of Depression and
Winthorst WH +6 more
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Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!First identified in the 1980s, seasonal affective disorder requires careful evaluation and collaboration between providers and mental health professionals to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
Munir S, Gunturu S, Abbas M.
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Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2012 Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a recently described mood disorder characterized by recurrent winter depressive episodes and summer remissions. The symptoms of SAD include DSM III-R criteria for recurrent major depression, but atypical depressive symptoms predominate with hypersomnia, hyperphagia and carbohydrate craving, and anergia.
Konstantin V, Danilenko +1 more
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Dates of birth and seasonal changes in well-being among 4904 subjects completing the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Abnormal distributions of birthdates, suggesting intrauterine aetiological factors, have been found in several psychiatric disorders, including one study of out-patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.).
Cameron, Isobel M. +4 more
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A missense variant (P10L) of the melanopsin (OPN4) gene in seasonal affective disorder [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Melanopsin, a non-visual photopigment, may play a role in aberrant responses to low winter light levels in Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Duncan, WC +6 more
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Psychological adaptation to extreme environments: Antarctica as a space analogue [PDF]
, 2018 Space analogues are settings where particular conditions can be reproduced to study physiological and psychological variables experienced in space. Antarctica is one of the most reliable analogues to assess the effects of isolation, confinement, light ...
Barbarito, Marta +5 more
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A PERIOD3 variant causes a circadian phenotype and is associated with a seasonal mood trait. [PDF]
, 2016 In humans, the connection between sleep and mood has long been recognized, although direct molecular evidence is lacking. We identified two rare variants in the circadian clock gene PERIOD3 (PER3-P415A/H417R) in humans with familial advanced sleep phase ...
Fu, Ying-Hui +15 more
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Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Pricing of IPOs [PDF]
, 2007 Purpose - It has been found that stock market returns vary seasonally with the amount of daylight, and they attribute this effect to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is a psychological condition that causes depression and heightened risk aversion
Dolvin, Steven D., Pyles, Mark K.
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Nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and the chronobiology of mood: a new insight into the "neurotrophic hypothesis" [PDF]
, 2015 The light information pathways and their relationship with the body rhythms have generated a new insight into the neurobiology and the neurobehavioral sciences, as well as into the clinical approaches to human diseases associated with disruption of ...
IANNITELLI, ANGELA +2 more
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Impulsive traits and 5-HT2A receptor promoter polymorphism in alcohol dependents: Possible association but no influence of personality disorders [PDF]
, 2001 Objective: Impulsive behavior in alcoholics puts them at serious risk of severer course of disease and has been related to the serotonergic neurotransmission dysfunction.
Bahlmann, Miriam +4 more
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