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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Friday's Progress Notes - December 27, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 20
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com
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CONTENTS
1. Diagnosis and treatment of SAD
2. Clinical management of seasonal affective disorder
3. Diagnosis and treatment of unipolar depression
4. Impact of a parent's depression on children and teens
5. Use of light therapy in the treatment of sleep disorders
6. Light therapy in the treatment of SAD and eating disorders
7. Making positive life choices
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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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Regards,
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. MEDSCAPE
Current Perspectives on the Management of SAD
This article reviews the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of seasonal affective disorder. (Free Medscape registration required.)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406670_print
3. eMEDICINE
Depression
Unipolar depression is one of the more commonly encountered psychiatric disorders.
4. 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.
5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Practice Parameters for the Use of Light Therapy in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders
Includes treatment recommendations for delayed sleep phase syndrome, jet lag, shift work, dementia, and sleep complaints in the elderly.
6. WebMD
Light Therapy Lessens Bulimics' Binging and Purging
New evidence shows that light therapy may benefit women who have both SAD and anorexia bulimia.
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/31/1728_76634.htm
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Life Changing Tips For Boomers
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http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/positivechange.html
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This publication is registered in the Library of Congress, Washington DC - ISSN: 1520-3662
Page last modified or reviewed on March 18, 2008
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