Winter Blues?

Winter is fast approaching and with it comes snow and hot chocolate and less light.

Cure Winter Blues With Light Therapy--Or The Beach

Some people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder use light box therapy to help treat their symptoms.. Photo by Emily Johnson.

Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder, affects some five percent of Americans in the winter as daily sunlight hours dwindle. Psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman discusses the evolutionary origins of the winter blues, and treatments ranging from light therapy to a trip to the beach.

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