Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD or Winter Depression)

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of mood disorder that occurs (most often) in the wintertime, when the sufferer has less exposure to natural daylight. Sometimes called winter depression, it is common during the seasons of the year when the days are relatively short.    Newsletter: Article on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), light and negative Ions. Click here to read.   Please click on the links at the top of the left blue column and below for more information. SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Negative air ionization and depression A controlled trial of timed bright light and negative air ionization for treatment of winter depression. American Medical Association article on winter depression Psychiatric Times SAD: a Sign of the Sunless Season MSN article about Seasonal Affective Disorder. Toward the end of the article, it mentions a possible use of negative ions to treat SAD. View the article. IMPORTANT NOTE: We offer no warranties of any kind regarding the links listed here.