Affective disorder

Migraine, Affective Disorder Andanxiety Disorder

classification system for headache by the International Headache Society should be considered relevant to the practice of psychiatrists and other mental health specialists (Headache Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society, 2004). Migraine is a chronic paroxysmal disorder characterised by stereotypical attacks of headache, focal neurological symptoms or a combination of...

Seasonal affective disorder.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a recurrent depressive disorder in which episodes occur at a particular time of year. The most frequent variant is winter SAD in which patients become depressed during the autumn or early winter, with remission or conversion to hypomania the following spring. Recognition of winter SAD is important because the diagnosis predicts a good response to the novel t...

Seasonal affective disorder.

Seasonal affective disorder.

Patients with seasonal affective disorder have episodes of major depression that tend to recur during specific times of the year, usually in winter. Like major depression, seasonal affective disorder probably is underdiagnosed in primary care settings. Although several screening instruments are available, such screening is unlikely to lead to improved outcomes without personalized and detailed ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?