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seasonal affective disorder

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (19)
Tbio

8

Tclin

6

Tchem

5


Mondo Description A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. sad (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (phototherapy), during the season of recurrence.
Disease Ontology Description A mental depression that involves presentation of depressive symptoms only during a specific season of the year.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0000694:  seasonal affective disorder
MESH:D016574: 
SCTID:247803002: