seasonal affective disorder

  • 21affective disorder — n MOOD DISORDER * * * any psychiatric disorder featuring abnormalities of mood or emotion (affect). The most serious of these are depression and mania. Other affective disorders include SADS (seasonal affective disorder syndrome) …

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  • 22seasonal mood disorder — seasonal affective d …

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  • 23affective disorder — mood disorder any psychiatric disorder featuring abnormalities of mood or emotion (affect). The most serious of these are depression and mania. Other affective disorders include SAD (seasonal affective disorder) …

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  • 24seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — Cyclical depression occurring in winter, apparently caused by insufficient sunlight. It is most common in places at high latitudes and therefore with long winters and very short daylight hours. Symptoms can include all those of major depression,… …

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  • 25seasonal affective disorder syndrome — see SADS …

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  • 26Синдром Сезонного Аффективного Расстройства (Sads, Seasonal Affective Disorder Syndrome) — расстройство, характеризующееся резкими сезонными колебаниями настроения человека. Обычно с наступлением зимы у подверженных этому заболеванию людей появляется депрессия, замедляется их физическая и психическая активность, они много спят и много… …

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  • 27disorder — /dis awr deuhr/, n. 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder. 2. an irregularity: a disorder in legal proceedings. 3. breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance. 4. a disturbance in physical… …

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  • 28seasonal — adj. of, depending on, or varying with the season. Phrases and idioms: seasonal affective disorder a depressive state associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light. Derivatives: seasonality n. seasonally adv …

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  • 29disorder — A disturbance of function, structure, or both, resulting from a genetic or embryonic failure in development or from exogenous factors such as poison, trauma, or disease. adjustmen …

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  • 30disorder — noun 1 untidy state; lack of order ADJECTIVE ▪ complete VERB + DISORDER ▪ throw sth into ▪ The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. PREPOSITION ▪ …

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