According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), approximately 25% of the people living in midwestern and northeastern parts of the United States suffer from fatigue and sadness during the winter with its shorter number of daylight hours. For some people, it’s serious enough to become a mood disorder known as seasonal affective disorder or SAD. The symptoms of SAD mirror those of depression; that is, low energy, unhappiness, loss of interest in social activities, and changes in sleeping and eating patterns. For most people who suffer from SAD, the symptoms disappear when the days become longer. Individuals diagnosed with SAD are also assumed to be suffering from a generalized depression or bi-polar state. Read the entire article here: Seasonal affective disorder: An extreme case of the winter blues
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