Sunlight really does improve your mood—even if it's artificial.

Cornell Health Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Güney Acipayamli, DNP, PMHNP, RN writes about her experience adjusting to ...

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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is more than the “winter blues.” It’s a real mood disorder linked to reduced light exposure that can disrupt your sleep, energy, and internal clock. Bright light ...

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Alma reports on managing seasonal affective disorder (SAD), highlighting symptoms, causes, effective light therapy, and ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am 78 and dislike the short gray days of winter. I know that light therapy is used for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and I would like to try it. How do I know which light box or ...

Sunlight therapy works by influencing the body's circadian rhythms and melatonin levels. This exposure helps in regulating ...

SAD is a subcategory of major depression that has a clear seasonal pattern over at least two consecutive years. It’s not just disliking the short grey days of winter. The diagnosis of major depression ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 and dislike the short gray days of winter. I know that light therapy is used for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and I would like to try it. How do I know which light box or ...