Summer affective disorder: Seasonal affective disorder is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer, repeatedly, year after year. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Summer affective disorder is available below.
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