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http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co Risk factors By Mayo Clinic Staff Factors that may increase your risk of seasonal affective disorder include: •Being female. Seasonal affective disorder is diagnosed more often in women than in men, but men may have symptoms that are more … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co Symptoms By Mayo Clinic Staff In most cases, seasonal affective disorder symptoms appear during late fall or early winter and go away during the sunnier days of spring and summer. However, some people with the opposite pattern have symptoms … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co DEFINITION: By Mayo Clinic Staff Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. If you’re like most people with seasonal affective disorder, your symptoms start in the fall … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co Mindfulness exercises: How to get started Looking to start living in the moment? Find out how to use mindfulness exercises to develop a greater awareness of the world around you. By Mayo Clinic Staff If you’ve heard of or … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co Treatments and drugs By Mayo Clinic Staff The two main treatments for dysthymia are medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy). Medications appear to be more effective at treating dysthymia than psychotherapy when either is used alone. Using a combination of … Continue reading →