Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

noreply@blogger.com (Jon Brassey) — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:51:00 +0000

This review is a pragmatic attempt to highlight recent research and some backround reading on SAD. It should not be considered exhaustive, simply a way of reviewing some of the major developments and current thinking in the area.

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Evidence-Based Reports

The Seasonal Health Questionnaire is more effective at detecting seasonal affective disorder than the Seasonal Pattern Adjustment Questionnaire. Evidence-Based Mental Health (Requires free registration, 2004
Review: bright light therapy and dawn simulation reduce symptom severity in seasonal affective disorder. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2005
Review: light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder. Evidence-Based Mental Health (Requires free registration), 2006

Systematic Reviews

The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence. DARE, 2005
Light therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Health Technology Assessment, 2001

Recent articles in core journals

Seasonal affective disorder. American Family Physician, 2006
The Can-SAD study: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of light therapy and fluoxetine in patients with winter seasonal affective disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2006.
The association between seasonal and premenstrual symptoms is continuous and is not fully accounted for by depressive symptoms. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2006.
Controlled trial of naturalistic dawn simulation and negative air ionization for seasonal affective disorder. Am J Psychiatry, 2006
The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence. Am J Psychiatry, 2005

eTextbooks

GP Notebook

Clinical Queries

What evidence is there for the use of light boxes in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD)? ATTRACT, 2005
What is the evidence for light box therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder? NLH Q&A Service. 2006

Patient Information

TRIP Evidence Reviews: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)