Consultant Psychotherapy and Addiction Treatment Abdel Mohsen Digham says that seasonal depression is a disorder that affects some people as a result of hormonal imbalance, and it may come in any of the four seasons of the year, such as autumn depression and winter, and may appear in the spring and summer.
Digum adds to the site "Sky News Arabia" In many cases, seasonal depression may come at certain times that are not related to the four seasons of the year, such as the depressive episodes that affect women during the menstrual cycle.
He continued: "Seasonal depression is not a depressive illness, it’s just an episode, we can describe it as a condition "Impairment of mood"It may turn into a diseased condition if symptoms persist".
In context, the site monitoring "Mayo Clinic" The most prominent symptoms of seasonal depression are as follows:
• Feeling weak, sad and depressed most of the day, almost every day.
• Loss of passion for activities that you used to enjoy.
• feeling lethargic andlaziness.
• Facing problems related to sleeping for long periods.
• An urgent desire to eat carbohydrates Overeating and weight gain.
• Feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or guilt.
• Loss of will to live.
• Difficulty concentrating.
When do you visit the doctor?
A consultant in psychotherapy and addiction treatment says that the symptoms of seasonal depression may last for several days and then disappear, but if it persists for more than 15 days, the patient should visit a doctor.
And Digham advises not to give in to a bad mood, because it creeps into people gradually, as it begins to stop practicing positive activities, such as:
• stop exercising Exercise
Absenteeism from work
• Tendency to isolate
The consultant of psychotherapy and addiction treatment stresses the need to resist these symptoms so that the symptoms do not turn into a pathological condition that requires undergoing a program Treatment.
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And in this Autumn weatherQuestions arise about the nature of seasonal depressionAnd its symptoms, and the reasons that primarily lead to its appearance, as well as when the symptoms become at a level of severity, requires a visit to the doctor.
Consultant Psychotherapy and Addiction Treatment Abdel Mohsen Digham says that seasonal depression is a disorder that affects some people as a result of hormonal imbalance, and it may come in any of the four seasons of the year, such as autumn depression and winter, and may appear in the spring and summer.
Digham added to “Sky News Arabia” that in many cases, seasonal depression may come at certain times that are not related to the four seasons of the year, such as episodes of depression that affect women during the menstrual cycle.
He continues: “Seasonal depression is not a depressive illness, but it is just an episode, which we can describe as a condition.”Impairment of mood“It may turn into a diseased condition if symptoms persist.”
In this context, the specialized medical website “Mayo Clinic” monitored the most prominent symptoms of seasonal depression, as follows:
• Feeling weak, sad and depressed most of the day, almost every day.
• Loss of passion for activities that you used to enjoy.
• feeling lethargic andlaziness.
• Facing problems related to sleeping for long periods.
• An urgent desire to eat carbohydrates Overeating and weight gain.
• Feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or guilt.
• Loss of will to live.
• Difficulty concentrating.
When do you visit the doctor?
A consultant in psychotherapy and addiction treatment says that the symptoms of seasonal depression may last for several days and then disappear, but if it persists for more than 15 days, the patient should visit a doctor.
And Digham advises not to give in to a bad mood, because it creeps into people gradually, as it begins to stop practicing positive activities, such as:
• stop exercising Exercise
Absenteeism from work
• Tendency to isolate
The consultant of psychotherapy and addiction treatment stresses the need to resist these symptoms so that the symptoms do not turn into a pathological condition that requires undergoing a program Treatment.