How effective is the treatments for "SAD"?

Question: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression most often associated with the lack of daylight. The condition usually occurs in the extreme southern and northern latitudes from late fall to early spring.

Its the middle of summer and the days are long and I feel great, but I know that in 6 months I'll be struggling again.

Answers:
Actually its pretty good, My friend matt has that disorder and he has a special lamp that he blugs in wherever he's sitting for 15 minutes or so and it send the rays that the sun does not send in the winter time, to balance the chemicals in the brain. Usually he'd be despressed or upset, but i've seen that the treatments actually helped himl.

Other Answers:
The treatments that I know of are 'guided' light therapy and exposure administered with special bulbs.
Along with that, and on your own you can get advise on how to incorporate 'light' into your living space or home. Types of bulbs, exposure duration.
As for depression.learning new coping skills and implementing them into your life. Depression, is a symptom. Get down to the causes and conditions of what is underlying the depression. Awareness is the first step in conquering ourselves.

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I used to get somewhat down in the winter months when it got foggy and cold here. Then, about 5 years ago, I became very depressed and suicidal. Last summer, I found a way out of the depression (wasn't drugs, either). This past winter, I was fine, but it wasn't the usual weeks and weeks of fog and cold, so we'll have to wait until next winter to see if I'm really over the SAD. Check out Dr. David Burns' "The Feeling Good Handbook". If you follow his advice, the SAD should turn into GLAD.

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