August 9, 2025 - It’s more than just feeling sad or down. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses, or DSM-5, name for seasonal affective disorder is a major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern.

If you have noticed significant changes in your mood and behavior when the seasons change, you may be experiencing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). In most cases, SAD symptoms start in the late fall or early winter and go away during the spring ...

July 14, 2025 - Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a form of depression triggered by the change of seasons.

January 7, 2025 - Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or the “winter blues,” is a subtype of depression or bipolar disorder that occurs and ends around the same time every year.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression. It happens during certain seasons of the year, most often fall or winter. It is thought that shorter days and less daylight may set off a chemical change in the brain leading to symptoms ...

December 14, 2021 - Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into ...

October 16, 2024 - Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons.

November 29, 2023 - Seasonal affective disorder is a more prevalent pattern, where a person loses interest in many areas of their life. With SAD, you want to stay home but you don't want to watch the shows you like or eat your favorite foods.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression triggered (caused) by changes of season.

Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression also known as SAD, seasonal depression or winter depression.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that affects some people and appears at the same time each year.

1 week ago - Seasonal affective disorder (SAD, colloquially referred to as seasonal depression) is a mood disorder subset in which people who typically have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit depressive symptoms at the same time each year.

Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a recurrent major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern usually beginning in fall and continuing into winter months. A subsyndromal type of SAD, or S-SAD, is commonly known as “winter blues.” Less often, ...

April 30, 2024 - Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a mood disorder that happens every year at about the same time. It usually starts in fall or winter and ends in spring or early summer.

October 31, 2025 - Seasonal affective disorder is more than just the winter blues. It is a form of depression linked to changing seasons. Two psychiatrists share more.

Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a type of depression experienced by some people during the winter months, when there is less natural sunlight.

Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that occurs during the same season each year, usually in the fall or winter.

December 10, 2025 - Seasonal affective disorder is a strong tendency to become depressed during a specific time of the year—most often in late fall, continuing into winter. There can be other years when the dip is milder than a full depression, or even absent.

October 7, 2025 - Signs of seasonal affective disorder look the same as signs of depression. They include being sad or irritable, low energy, big changes in eating or sleeping habits, feeling hopeless, and thinking about suicide.

December 15, 2014 - Plain-language explanations of how our mental health and behavior play a role in everyday issues such as: aging, depression, eating disorders, emotional health, marriage and divorce, parenting, sexuality, sleep, stress and trauma.