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Seasonal affective disorder: A winter risk factor

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Depressed young woman hugging her knees while sitting on bench at yellow autumn park. Millennial lady feeling stressed or unhappy, suffering from loneliness or seasonal affective disorder, outdoors.

As days become shorter and the weather gets colder, the incidence of this type of depression increases.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has been described as an episode of depression that occurs annually at the same time each year. Most often, people experience it in autumn as the days get shorter. However, it can also occur during the summer months.  

While SA has a relatively mild climate, we do experience weather changes in winter that might trigger...

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