Seasonal Affective Disorder: Who gets it? What causes it? How to cure it? - Softcover

Smyth, Angela

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9780722525692: Seasonal Affective Disorder: Who gets it? What causes it? How to cure it?

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722525699 ISBN 13: 9780722525692

Publisher: Thorsons, 1997

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SAD is an annually recurring depressive illness which dulls and even incapacitates the mind, body and spirit for 4-8 months of the year. This is a clear, practical and illuminating guide to SAD – who gets it, what causes it, and how to cure it.

It includes important information about:

treatment methods used in clinics
� how increased exposure to light helps sufferers
� how lifestyle changes can help sufferers including diet, sleep and exercise

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Review:

‘Thoroughly describes a syndrome suffered by millions in the U.S., and a remarkable new solution – indoor supplements of electric light. The method holds promise as a major alternative to drug treatment.’
Michael Terman, Ph.D. Director, Light Therapy Unit, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

‘Buy, read and digest this book; it could mean the difference between life and existence to you one day.’
Jennifer Eastwood, SAD Association

From the Back Cover:

Approximately ten per cent of Americans, mostly people in their twenties and thirties, suffer from winter depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

In this illuminating book, journalist Angela Smyth presents a detailed study of SAD – who gets it, what causes it, and how to cure it. She discusses treatment methods used in clinics and describes how increased exposure to light helps sufferers experience a major mood change and energy rise. Smyth also discusses how everyone can benefit by better use of available light in the home and office.

Angela Smyth, co-author of 'The Green Guide', is a medical journalist and author who has written extensively for health and science magazines. Chris Thompson, MD, is a leading researcher of the causes, effects and treatment of SAD.

“Thoroughly describes a syndrome suffered by millions in the US, and a remarkable new solution – indoor supplements of electric light. The method holds promise as a major alternative to drug treatment”
MICHAEL TERMAN, Ph.D., 'Director, Light Therapy Unit, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons'

“Buy, read and digest this book; it could mean the difference between life and existence to you one day.”
JENNIFER EASTWOOD,'SAD Association'

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