Light therapy lamps mimic natural light to help boost mood, focus and sleep quality—and ease symptoms of SAD. Our editors ...

These light therapy lamps can improve mental health, but there's a few things you should know when buying one.

’Tis the season for recognizing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Just don’t expect to find SAD in diagnostic handbooks. As a memorable term, SAD “stuck in the general public, and to some extent ...

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Winter can impact mental health in subtle ways like seasonal depression. Understand what’s normal—and when to seek support to become more aware but not alarmed.

Many people use “depression” as shorthand for feeling low, while others dismiss depression as “just sadness”. Here, we ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your answer to a recent question about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). You mentioned that folks can ...

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are starting to change colors, the sun is setting earlier, and we’re layering up. Although this season comes with much cheer, for many, the end of year slump ...

For most people, losing daylight is not a part of the holiday season we look forward to. Following the time reset courtesy of daylight saving time ending, many of us working a traditional 9-5 end our ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is recognized as a recurring major depressive disorder, typically starting in the fall and winter and spontaneously improving when spring arrives. It’s usually ...

Spring-onset SAD is much less common and tends to cause the opposite symptoms: eating less, losing interest in food, weight loss, and difficulty sleeping. [ii] This post focuses on fall-onset ...