It’s November and winter is almost here. The typical winter scene includes loads of sweaters and other warm clothing, umpteen number of visits to the kitchen to get a large mug of coffee, lazy days and sick people all around down with fever, cough, and cold. Many people exhibit a depressive behavior during winters . This is called winter depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD) . The typical pattern seen among patients suffering from SAD is of the onset of depression in winter /autumn.
Approximately three-quarters of the patients are women. The common symptoms of SAD are lethargy, overeating, craving for carbohydrates and depressed mood, and weight gain . It severely disturbs the daily lives of those who are affected by SAD. The etiology is believed to be the fluctuation in daylight hours throughout the year. This is particularly true for people living in northern latitudes.…
