Comparison of seasonal and nonseasonal affective disorders

Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Jan;145(1):100-2. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.1.100.

Abstract

Eighteen patients with seasonal affective disorder were compared to 13 patients with recurrent nonseasonal depressions. Seasonal depressions were associated with hypersomnia and carbohydrate craving, and there was a trend for a younger age at onset of seasonal affective disorder.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder / etiology
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dietary Carbohydrates
  • Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / diagnosis
  • Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / psychology
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Seasons*

Substances

  • Dietary Carbohydrates