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Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD, is a mood disorder that is associated with depression episodes and is related to seasonal variations of light. ... A possible cause of this disorder may have to do with an increase of melatonin, a sleep-related hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, which is produced at increased levels in the dark. ...
Seasonal Affective Disorder is not really a separate mood disorder from major depression or bipolar disorder other than it has a seasonal pattern. ... fall or winter), and which are not related to specific yearly stressors such as school or seasonal unemployment. ... ) A person has had more seasonal depressions than non-seasonal depressions in his/her lifetime. A person with SAD would receive the following diagnosis: Moderate Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent Episode, with Seasonal Pattern.
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