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Seasonal Affective Disorder in Adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Christopher Paul Lucas
Christopher Paul Lucas*
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, currently Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, Thorneywood Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6LF
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Abstract

Two adolescent girls with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) are described. It is suggested that the classic symptom profile seen in adults is not characteristic in younger subjects. Although hypersomnia is prominent, increased appetite and carbohydrate craving are rarely reported. Local meteorological data link the course of the disorder in one case to the hours of sunshine and ambient temperature during the winter months.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 6 , December 1991 , pp. 863 - 865
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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