“Our hormones are sensitive to sunlight,” said Mark Schiller, MD, medical director and founder of Mind Therapy Clinic psychiatric outpatient services. “Hormones regulate our moods and sleep.” If you or a client is affected by SAD, then you can expect the disorder to reoccur every winter, he noted.
Because it is hormonally-based, SAD is probably not completely preventable, but there are many actions you or clients can take to lessen SAD’s effects.
Do you or your clients experience Seasonal Affective Disorder? Take the SAD Self-Inventory here.