Seasonal Affective Disorder: Mayo Clinic Experts Offer Advice to Avoid Winter Blues
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 11:50
in Psychology & Sociology
As winter begins, temperatures drop and hours of daylight fade, it's not uncommon for people to begin feeling sluggish, moody or stuck in a funk. Those symptoms are typical of someone experiencing seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a type of depression that typically occurs during the winter. As many as 1 in 5 Americans have SAD, and 75 percent are women, according to the American Psychiatric Association.