Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Part 1

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					Introduction
				
					Section 1: History and evolutionary theory
				
					Section 2: Epidemiology and aetiology
				
					Section 3: Symptoms, diagnosis and comorbidity
				
					Summary
				
					Annual revisions
				
					Appendix: transcripts

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Part 1 – history, epidemiology, aetiology and diagnosis

by Professor John M. Eagles and Dr Allen J. Shand

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Part 1 The idea that our well-being fluctuates with the seasons has been around for literally thousands of years, but it was only in the late 1980s that Norman Rosenthal and colleagues gave a name to seasonal affective disorder or SAD.

In this module, we will look at:

the history and evolution of SAD

the epidemiology and aetiology of SAD

symptoms of SAD and diagnosis.

Please note that this module does not cover the management of SAD. However, it is designed to be read in conjunction with the second module: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Part 2 – management which covers the management of SAD in detail.

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