Seasonal Affective Disorder
Friday's Progress Notes - December 27, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 20
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CONTENTS
1. Diagnosis and treatment of SAD
2. Bright-light therapy for seasonal affective disorder
3. Antidepressants
4. Diagnosis and treatment of unipolar depression
5. Impact of a parent's depression on children and teens
6. Use of light therapy in the treatment of sleep disorders
7. Light therapy in the treatment of SAD and eating disorders
8. Bipolar FAQs
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Dear Colleagues,
December is Seasonal Depression Awareness Month. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, six out of every 100 Americans (6%) suffer from SAD. Another 10 to 20 percent may experience a milder form of SAD. Today's newsletter provides resources on the diagnosis and treatment of seasonal depression.
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Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder is a pattern of major depressive episodes that occur and remit with changes in seasons.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980315ap/saeed.html
2. MAYOCLINIC.COM
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Treatment for SAD includes bright-light therapy.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/MH00023
3. DEPRESSION HELP RESOURCE
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Antidepressants
Antidepressants are prescription drugs used to treat depression and a variety of other psychological conditions such as anxiety, panic, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/antidepressants.html
4. eMEDICINE
Depression
Unipolar depression is one of the more commonly encountered psychiatric disorders.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic532.htm
5. BRIGHT FUTURES
Parental Depression
A child with a parent who has a mood disorder has a 40 percent chance of having an episode of major depression by age 20.
http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/pdf/bridges/parental_dprssn.pdf
6. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Practice Parameters for the Evaluation of Chronic Insomnia
Chronic insomnia is the most common sleep complaint which health care practitioners must confront.
7. WebMD
Light Therapy Lessens Bulimics' Binging and Purging
New evidence shows that light therapy may benefit women who have both SAD and anorexia bulimia.
8. ATHEALTH
Bipolar FAQs
Bipolar disorder is usually diagnosed after a person has one or more manic episodes. People who have the classic form of bipolar disorder experience alternating periods of depressed moods and periods of manic or excited moods.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/bipolar.html
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