| Descriptor English: | Seasonal Affective Disorder | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Trastorno Afectivo Estacional
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Transtorno Afetivo Sazonal | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Trouble affectif saisonnier | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Affective Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorders, Seasonal Depression, Winter Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Seasonal Mood Disorders, Seasonal Affective Disorders, Seasonal Mood Mood Disorder, Seasonal Mood Disorders, Seasonal Seasonal Affective Disorders Seasonal Mood Disorder Seasonal Mood Disorders Winter Depression |
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| Tree number(s): |
F03.600.300.775 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016574 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Affective Disorders (1985-1991) Depressive Disorder (1984-1991) Seasons (1984-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| Entry Version: | SAD |
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| DeCS ID: | 29823 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016574 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WM 171.5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/01/03 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Mental Disorders [F03]Mental Disorders
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Preferred
Winter Depression
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0025286 |
| Scope note | A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence. |
| Preferred term | Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| Entry term(s) |
Affective Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorders, Seasonal Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Seasonal Mood Disorders, Seasonal Affective Disorders, Seasonal Mood Mood Disorder, Seasonal Mood Disorders, Seasonal Seasonal Affective Disorders Seasonal Mood Disorder Seasonal Mood Disorders |
| Concept UI |
M000733050 |
| Preferred term | Winter Depression |
| Entry term(s) |
Depression, Winter |
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