seasonal affective disorder
1seasonal affective disorder — seasonal affective disorder, n. A form of mild depression that occurs in winters, associated with reduction in the amount of sunlight. It is characterized by oversleeping, irritability, and sometimes overeating. It can be treated by light therapy …
2seasonal affective disorder — n. a disorder characterized by mental depression, the recurrence of which is associated with the shorter periods of daylight during the winter months …
3Seasonal affective disorder — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Light therapy lamp for Seasonal Affective Disorder DiseasesDB = 11910 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001532 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D016574 Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) …
4seasonal affective disorder — noun : depression that tends to recur with the shortening length of day during the fall and winter months abbreviation SAD * * * noun [noncount] medical : an illness that makes people feel sad and tired during the winter because there is less… …
5seasonal affective disorder — N UNCOUNT Seasonal affective disorder is a feeling of tiredness and sadness that some people have during the autumn and winter when there is very little sunshine. The abbreviation SAD is often used …
6Seasonal Affective Disorder — (SAD) See Depression: Recent Concepts: seasonal affective disorder (1984) …
7Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed that affected persons react adversely to the decreasing amounts of light and the colder temperatures as the fall and winter progress.… …
8seasonal affective disorder — sea·son·al affective disorder .sēz ən əl n depression that tends to recur as the days grow shorter during the fall and winter abbr. SAD * * * (SAD) a cyclically recurring mood disorder characterized by depression, extreme lethargy, increased need …
9seasonal affective disorder — seasonal af.fective dis order n [U] an illness that makes people feel sad and tired in winter, because there is not enough light from the sun = ↑SAD …
10seasonal affective disorder — seasonal af fective dis,order noun uncount an illness that affects some people during the time of year when there is very little light from the sun and that makes them feel tired and unhappy …