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The Science Behind the Winter Blues


Seasonal Affective Disorder: Sleep Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

SAD is more than just the winter blues – it can significantly impact your day-to-day life and sleep patterns, leading to a cascade of negative ...

Winter Blues - Mindful.org

People used to call it Wintertime Blues. It's a good thing that scientists have named it, and figured out that the absence of daylight is a ...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Psychiatry.org

People with SAD experience mood changes and symptoms similar to depression. The symptoms usually occur during the fall and winter months when there is less ...

Navigating Winter Blues: Strategies to Support Your Mental Health ...

Although the specific methodology behind selecting that date lacks a scientific basis, it is commonly recognized that January tends to be ...

Brain scans show cause of seasonal affective disorder - BBC News

Scientists say they have identified the underlying reason why some people are prone to the winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

The Consensus: 'Winter Blues' Are Probably Real

During the winter season the lack of daylight and cold weather might make some of us feel down. Is this seasonal effect on mood a real phenomenon, ...

Feeling the Winter Blues? Here's How to Manage Seasonal Affective ...

Seasonal affective disorder, or seasonal depression, is more common in wintertime, when many of us have less access to sunlight (but it can ...

SAD lamps: do they work? Experts explain how they help the winter ...

Vitamin D is produced when your skin is exposed to sunlight and some scientists believe there is a link between depression and low vitamin D ...

Managing the Winter Blues - UT Health Austin

And if you're feeling like the only place you want to be is cuddled up in bed until the sun shines again, know that you're not alone. In ...

Winter Blues: Why Mental Health Worsens During Winter Months

It's fairly common, and it's more mild than serious.” Winter blues may be the result of a stressful holiday season or missing absent loved ones, ...

SAD science: Why winter brings us down, but won't for long - CBC

For many Canadians, winter is the season of our discontent. Fortunately, there's light at the end of a long, cold, dark tunnel.

Winter makes me SAD: The biological story behind seasonal ...

However, what many people don't know is that winter depression actually has a biological basis and is classified as a medical condition, called ...

How to Beat the Winter Blues - Verywell Mind

It's not uncommon to experience fatigue, sadness, difficulty concentrating, and a disruption in your sleep schedule during the winter season.

Summer Sun for Winter Blues - WebMD

Called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), seasonal depression and mood variation is known to be related to how much sunlight you receive. Now some researchers ...

Can You Get the Winter Blues in Florida?

Signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder · Low or depressed mood, often leading to isolation. · Low energy or fatigue. · Loss of interest in activities ...

Combat the winter blues - California Coast University

How to Beat Winter Blues · Choose New Year resolutions carefully. · Find ways to pamper yourself. · Spend more time with happy, upbeat people. · Allow yourself to ...

Do you have seasonal affective disorder? The science behind it

Light exposure isn't the only factor that needs to be addressed when it comes to the winter blues. According to Romeo, it's a good idea to cover ...

How to beat the winter blues and improve your mood - Maple

The cold weather blues, or winter blues, are a period of low mood that comes on in the fall or winter. Science isn't totally clear about what ...

Is it Seasonal Depression—or the 'Winter Blues'? - Cornell Alumni

The first is circadian rhythm; reduced sunlight in fall and winter may disrupt our internal clock and lead to feelings of depression. The second ...

Here's why you get gloomy in the winter — and what you can do ...

With the arrival of winter, many of us experience Seasonal Affective Disorder — which bears the appropriate acronym of SAD — and can bring on a ...