Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Treatment for seasonal
affective disorder (SAD) doesn't cure the seasonal depression,
but it can help relieve your symptoms. Your symptoms may improve
if you get more natural sunlight during the daytime. Light
therapy is the main treatment for SAD, and research is
continuing to determine the most effective way to use it.
Medicines and counseling may also be used to treat SAD. There
are two types of light therapy. One type is bright light
treatment, in which you sit in front of a "light box" for a
certain amount of time (usually in the morning). The other type
is dawn simulation, which is done while you sleep. For dawn
simulation, a low-intensity light is timed to go on at a certain
time in the morning before you wake up, and it gradually gets
brighter. Light boxes use fluorescent lights that are brighter
than indoor lights but not as bright as sunlight. Reference
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