Seasonal affective disorder
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What is seasonal affective disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is episodes of depression that occur at a certain time of the year, usually during winter.
Common symptoms reported by people with seasonal affective disorder
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What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for seasonal affective disorder
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Data from patients with seasonal affective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with seasonal affective disorder
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for seasonal affective disorder (1 evaluation)
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seasonal affective disorder
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0
Tried for
seasonal affective disorder
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Data from patients with seasonal affective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has seasonal affective disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 2 new patients joined this month
- 218 say seasonal affective disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 52 | |
| 30s | 135 | |
| 40s | 190 | |
| 50s | 236 | |
| 60s | 232 | |
| 70+ | 71 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 171 | |
| 20-29 years | 90 | |
| 30-39 years | 77 | |
| 40-49 years | 54 | |
| 50-59 years | 18 | |
| 60-69 years | 5 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 159 | |
| Female | 758 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 420 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 149 |
These charts show data from seasonal affective disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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