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Seasonal affective disorder can sometimes progress to a major depressive syndrome.
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Light therapy is considered to be a safe and effective treatment. However, it is time consuming and people do not always stay on the prescribed course of treatment.
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Most patients with seasonal affective disorder respond to light therapy and/or antidepressant drugs.
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Major depression is when a person has five or more symptoms of depression for at least 2 weeks. These symptoms include feeling sad, hopeless, worthless, or pessimistic.
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Major depressive disorder(MDD) is a condition characterized by a long-lasting depressed mood or marked loss of interest or pleasure(anhedonia) in all or nearly all activities. Children and adolescents with MDD may be irritable instead of sad.
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Depression, also known as depressive disorders or unipolar depression, is a mental illness characterized by a profound and persistent feeling of sadness or despair and/or a loss of interest in things that once were pleasurable. Disturbance in slee...
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When discussing depression as a symptom, a feeling of hopelessness is the most often described sensation. Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the modern world and a growing cause of concern for health agencies worldwide due to the high ...
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