SAD: Lighten up your life
Tuesday
10 January 2006
19:00 - 20:30
Is winter getting you down? Maybe your brain and body aren't getting the light they need and you might have seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
In the UK, SAD affects an estimated half a million people. Problems experienced by sufferers can range from low spirits to severe depression. But what is the best treatment? Is it light therapy, antidepressants, herbal remedies or behavioural therapy?
How does living in more northerly latitudes change your body's rhythms and lead to depression, and how does extra light reset your hormones?
Join us to look at what lies behind the condition and how it is treated.
Come and see if you can beat the winter blues, with the Dana Centre's free light lounge,
Open 10.00 - 20.00, 9 - 13 January.
In the UK, SAD affects an estimated half a million people. Problems experienced by sufferers can range from low spirits to severe depression. But what is the best treatment? Is it light therapy, antidepressants, herbal remedies or behavioural therapy?
How does living in more northerly latitudes change your body's rhythms and lead to depression, and how does extra light reset your hormones?
Join us to look at what lies behind the condition and how it is treated.
Come and see if you can beat the winter blues, with the Dana Centre's free light lounge,
Open 10.00 - 20.00, 9 - 13 January.
To find out more about seasonal affective disorder visit:
NHS direct
The seasonal affective aisorder association
To find out more about SAD lightboxs and SAD in general visit:
The S.A.D. Lightbox Company