SEASONAL DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Course overview

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER IS A MOOD DISORDER THAT HAPPENS IN THE SAME SEASON EVERY YEAR. IT COMMONLY OCCURS IN YOUNG ADULTS AND WOMEN; SYMPTOMS ARE COMMON IN WINTER AND FALL, RANGING FROM MILD TO MODERATE IN SEVERITY. THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IS STILL UNCLEAR, BUT SOME DATA SHOW THE INVOLVEMENT OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS LIKE DOPAMINE, NOREPINEPHRINE, AND GLUTAMATE. THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM BY DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING A PATIENT WITH SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER.