{"id":121447,"date":"2024-11-03T03:50:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121447"},"modified":"2024-11-03T03:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:50:30","slug":"daylight-saving-time-change-highlights-struggle-with-seasonal-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121447","title":{"rendered":"Daylight saving time change highlights struggle with seasonal depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">WASHINGTON STATE \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/sunset-clocks-shift-back-daylight-saving-time-sleep-schedule-health-washington-dst-sunshine-sunrise#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/sunset-clocks-shift-back-daylight-saving-time-sleep-schedule-health-washington-dst-sunshine-sunrise#\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting an extra hour to enjoy this weekend<\/a> sounds like a win.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the seasonal switch can be a sign of a tough time to come for a lot of people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, it&#8217;s a form of clinical depression that follows a seasonal pattern where the depression symptoms are in effect during certain seasons of the year and they resolve in the opposite seasons of the year,&#8221; said Kelly Rohan, a psychology researcher at the University of Vermont.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED |<a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad-seattle-washington-gray-gloomy-weather-winter-fall-rain-wet-how-to-cope-with-depression-season-pnw-cloudy-therapy-mood-changes-appetite-dr-lisa-shen-vasen-polyclinic#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad-seattle-washington-gray-gloomy-weather-winter-fall-rain-wet-how-to-cope-with-depression-season-pnw-cloudy-therapy-mood-changes-appetite-dr-lisa-shen-vasen-polyclinic#\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\"> Feeling SAD? Seattle doctor shares tips to cope with seasonal affective disorder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What causes seasonal affective disorder?<\/p>\n<p>Scientists are learning how specialized cells in our eyes turn the blue wavelength part of the light spectrum into neural signals affecting mood and alertness.<\/p>\n<p>Sunlight is loaded with blue light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are many helpful treatments for seasonal depression. They include antidepressant medications, bright light therapy, and cognitive behavioral talk therapy,&#8221; Rohan said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO SEE | <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/sunset-clocks-shift-back-daylight-saving-time-sleep-schedule-health-washington-dst-sunshine-sunrise#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/sunset-clocks-shift-back-daylight-saving-time-sleep-schedule-health-washington-dst-sunshine-sunrise#\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">Get ready for sunsets before 5, clocks shift back for daylight saving time Saturday night<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bright light therapy involves devices that emit light about 20 times brighter than regular indoor light.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers suggest using them for 30 minutes every morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Try to get outside as much as possible. There&#8217;s plenty of light to be had in the wintertime. You just have to dress appropriately,&#8221; said Rohan.<\/p>\n<p>There is a summer version of seasonal depression, but less is known about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/daylight-saving-time-change-highlights-struggle-seasonal-affective-disorder-clinical-depression-sleep-schedule-health-washington-dst-sunshine-sunrise-kelly-rohan-light-therapy-sunlight-antidepressant-medications\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON STATE \u2014 Getting an extra hour to enjoy this weekend sounds like a win. 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