Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes in last 2 years demonstrating temporal seasonal relationships: - Hypersomnia - Hyperphagia - Carbohydrate Cravings - Weight Gain - Increased Sleep Seasonal Specifications: - Seasonal pattern with Major Depressive Disorder - Full remissions or change from major depression to mania or hypomania at specific time of year - Not associated with a specific seasonal psychosocial stressor (ie busy season at work) Symptoms Different from Major Depressive Disorder: - Seasonal pattern at specific times of year - Seasonal depressive episodes must outnumber any non-seasonal episodes #SAD #Seasonal #AffectiveDisorder #MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
