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EEG-responses to mood induction interact with seasonality and age
The EEG is suggested as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for seasonal affective disorder (SAD). As a pre-clinical form of SAD, seasonality is operationalized as seasonal variation in mood, appetite, weight, sleep, energy, and socializing. Importantly, both EEG biomarkers and seasonality interact with age. Inducing sad mood to assess cognitive vulnerability was suggested to improve the predictive value of summer assessments for winter depression. However, no EEG studies have been conducted on induced sad mood in relation to seasonality, and no studies so far have controlled for age. We recorded EEG and calcul...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - August 9, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Effect of Short Photoperiod on the Behavior and Brain Serotonin System in Zebrafish Danio rerio
Reduced daylight duration causes the development of seasonal affective disorder (SAD; depression-like disorders characterized by depressed mood, apathy, bulimia, and weight gain) in sensitive individuals. Neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the mechanism of SAD. Zebrafish (D. rerio) is a promising model for translational studies. We studied changes in the behavior, content of 5-HT and its major metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), and the expression of genes encoding the key enzymes of 5-HT metabolism, tryptophan hydroxylases TPH1A, TPH1B, TPH2, monoamine oxidase (MAO), 5-HT transporter, and 5-HT1A ...
Source: Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine - July 18, 2022 Category: Biology Source Type: research

When is pharmacotherapy necessary for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder?
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2022 Jul 12. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2022.2100696. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNo abstract is required for the editorial.PMID:35818803 | DOI:10.1080/14656566.2022.2100696 (Source: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy)
Source: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - July 12, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jean-Baptiste Belge Amber Cf Sabbe Bernard Gcc Sabbe Source Type: research

Lack of Differential Symptom Change with Cognitive-Behavioral versus Light Therapy for Winter Depression: A Network Intervention Analysis
ConclusionsThe lack of treatment differences indicates that these two mechanistically different treatments do not differ in effect on symptoms or symptom clusters. Future work should examine the association of treatment with symptom types over shorter time intervals. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - June 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Should clinicians and the general population be concerned about seasonal affective disorder in Australia?
Med J Aust. 2022 May 6. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51518. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35524436 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51518 (Source: Medical Journal of Australia)
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - May 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adriana G Nevarez Flores Emmanuelle Cs Bostock Amanda L Neil Source Type: research

Should clinicians and the general population be concerned about seasonal affective disorder in Australia?
Med J Aust. 2022 May 6. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51518. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35524436 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51518 (Source: Med J Aust)
Source: Med J Aust - May 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adriana G Nevarez Flores Emmanuelle Cs Bostock Amanda L Neil Source Type: research

Blue-Light Therapy for Seasonal and Non-Seasonal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy of blue-light therapy in the treatment of seasonal and non-seasonal MDD remains unproven. Future trials should be of longer duration, include larger sample sizes, and attempt to better standardize the parameters of light therapy.PMID:35522196 | DOI:10.1177/07067437221097903 (Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - May 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Andr é Do Victor W Li Samantha Huang Erin E Michalak Edwin M Tam Trisha Chakrabarty Lakshmi N Yatham Raymond W Lam Source Type: research

CME: Light Therapy: Why, What, for Whom, How, and When (And a Postscript about Darkness)
Praxis (Bern 1994). 2022 Feb;110(2):56-62. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003821.ABSTRACT Light therapy has become established as an evidence-based treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder. Light impacts the timing and stability of circadian rhythms as expressed in sleep, mood, alertness, and cognition. Forty years of clinical trials and open treatment have led to guidelines for patient selection, using light alone or in combination with antidepressants (or lithium for bipolar depression). Mood and sleep disturbances can also respond to adjunct light therapy in a broader set of psychiatric, neurologic and medical illnesses. We s...
Source: Praxis - February 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anna Wirz-Justice And Michael Terman Source Type: research