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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)


This term usually applies to recurrent winter depression, but other affective episodes may have a seasonal pattern, and sometimes depression occurs during summers. This pattern may be associated with Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, or Major Depressive Disorder.

Also: chronobiology

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