Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) modified to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is as effective as light therapy, new research suggests. Results of a 6-week randomized, controlled clinical ...

It’s that time of year again: cold weather, less sunlight, shorter days. For many people, roughly 10 million, mood fluctuations also begin occurring more frequently. SAD, otherwise known as seasonal ...

Bright light therapy, widely understood to be an effective treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), can also be helpful in treating other types of depression, finds a new meta-analysis ...

New research presented at APNA 2025 highlights the therapy’s potential for managing a range of mental health conditions, from major depression to ADHD. Once reserved for seasonal affective disorder, ...

Chocolate chip cookies and carb-binging. Oversleeping. Weight gain. Gloom. Low energy, social isolation. Brain fog. Yup: Winter is coming. These are a few symptoms making up seasonal affective ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Norman Rosenthal, the author of Defeating SAD: A Guide to Health and Happiness Through All Seasons. (Photo illustration: Yahoo ...

Couples come to therapy with great hopes for their relationship. Partners have specific outcomes in mind like learning to fight better, having the kind of intimacy they’ve always dreamed of, resolving ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you finally start to feel bad for your younger self, it can be a jarring break-through in therapy. There's an inflection point on the road to finally developing self-compassion and a wider ...

Have you ever noted that you sleep more in the winter months? Or eat more carbs or have low energy? If you do, then you might be one of the around 6 percent of the higher latitude populations with ...

When I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. He'd been listening ...