Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons. The symptoms has predictable and cyclic pattern, that is, the symptoms begins and ends at about the same times every year. For most SAD patients, the symptoms start in fall and develops in witer, but then disappear in spring and summer. For reverse seasonal affective disorder, the depression symptoms occurs in spring and summer, that why it is called "reverse" season affective disorder. The symptoms include feeling depressed most of the day, having low energy, feeling hopeless, and having frequent thoughts of death or suicide. Symptoms may also include difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, unintended weight loss (as as result of poor appetite), and agitation or anxiety. Treatment include light therapy, anti-depressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin XL, Aplenzin), psychotherapy and mind-body connection techniques.
How is Spring and summer seasonal affective disorder (summer depression) treated in practice?