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Seasonal Affective Disorder: Practice and Research [Hardcover]

Timo Partonen (Editor), Andres Magnusson (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0192632256 | ISBN-13: 978-0192632258 | Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

Seasonal affective disorder(SAD), or winter depression, is a mood disorder related to the change in the seasons and lack of exposure to daylight. It affects 1 in 100 adults in western countries. SAD is a rare example of a psychiatric disorder with a clear, identifiable biological cause. This book presents an evidence-based review of our understanding of SAD, focusing on clinical aspects as well as research issues. After a short review of the history of the condition, the first part of the book is clinical in emphasis, covering the presentation of the condition and its symptoms, the epidemiology, and the various options for treatment. Part two shifts the focus to examine research into SAD, covering the range of hypotheses put forward to explain the cause of the condition, and reviewing the experimental evidence for each theory.

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"This book is a good reference for the interested clinician, health commissioner, or researcher thinking about tackling the problem of seasonal effects on mood."BMJ

"This compendium of excellent clinical and investigative contributions made by a respected group of experts is easy to read. It is impossible to discuss all aspects of SAD and seasonality in one book. However, without doubt, this book is the most comprehensive compilation of information I have encountered and can be recommended to everybody who is interested in natural sciences."The Lancet

About the Author

Dr Timo Partonen National Public Health Institute Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research Mannerheimintie 166 FIN-00300 Helsinki FINLAND Tel: +358 9 47448859 Fax: +358 9 47448478 E-mail timo.partonen@ktl.fi Dr Andres Magnusson The National Research Council Department of Psychiatry Ulleval Hospital 0407 Oslo NORWAY Tel: +47 22 11 84 01/45 Fax: +47 22 11 78 48 E-mail: andres.magnusson@psykiatri.uio.no

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Hardcover: 328 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (December 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192632256
ISBN-13: 978-0192632258
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
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Even some 4700 years ago, Wong Tai (cited by McCartney 1962) mentioned the variation of diseases with the seasons. Read the first page

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photoperiod hypothesis, seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire, preliminary findings with light therapy, seasonal mood variation, seasonality score, melatonin duration, endogenous circadian system, seasonal affective disorder version, sham depletion, seasonal affective disorder patients, seasonal mood change, winter seasonal affective disorder, evening light treatment, human phase response curve, morning phototherapy, winter depressives, photoperiodic environment, melatonin hypothesis, winter depression, negative air ionization, human circadian system, atypical depressive symptoms, melatonin onset, timed bright light, cognitive sensitivity

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Archives of General Psychiatry, New York, Journal of Affective Disorders, Psychiatry Research, Arch Gen Psychiatry, Affect Disord, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Acta Psychiatr Scand, British Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Rhythms Abstracts, Biol Psychiatry, Journal of Biological Rhythms, American Psychiatric Association, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Guilford Press, Montgomery County, Clin Psychiatry, North America, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, American Psychiatric Press, Biol Rhythms, National Institute of Mental Health, Academic Press, Brain Research

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