Seasonal Affective Disorder 2/e: Practice and Research

Season 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.

The new edition of this award winning book brings together distinguished scientists and opinion leaders to discuss the
current and anticipated developments in the study and care of SAD. Highlighting the clinical diagnosis and management
of SAD, this book provides a valuable resource for all who are involved in the health care for patients with SAD. This
book deals with the range of therapeutic measures that are available for the treatment of SAD. In addition, this book
elucidates potential areas of research that have emerged, such as the study of the circadian pacemaker.

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1 Historical excerpts 3
2 Symptoms and course of illness 11
3 Comorbid disorders 19
4 Sociodemographic aspects 33
5 Acclimatization 47
6 Longitudinal measurement 55
7 Light therapy 65
8 Lamp standards and ocular safety 79
9 Drug therapy 85
10 Other therapies 95
11 Is bright-light therapy a placebo? 103
12 Guidelines for management 113
13 Prevalence from population surveys 121
14 Assessment instruments 141
15 Evidence-based treatment 149
16 The photoperiod 161
17 Weather 167
18 Melatonin 173
19 Sleep 185
20 Carbohydrate intake 195
21 Monoamines 199
22 Photobiology 217
23 Personality and cognition 223
24 Neuroimaging 235
25 Circadian clock 245
26 Genetic influences 257
27 Biological clock 267
28 Clock organization 277
29 Clock genes 285
30 Future directions 295
Appendix 297
Index 299