When the trees start to lose their leaves and the "lovely colours of autumn" disappear, Cherry Cantrell begins an almost six-month battle to fight off the so-called "winter blues". She has Seasonal ...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, with symptoms often worsening during the darker, colder months. As the seasons change, many people may notice ...

People who feel more fatigued, sad, irritable and hungry as the days darken from fall into winter may benefit from using a light box, also called a therapy lamp, according to health experts. Seasonal ...

Tips for beating the winter blues are as numerous as the December night is long. Light boxes, touted to "uplift people's spirits" and "improve mood and energy," offer one new-agey-seeming solution to ...

Dear Jim: I am planning to get a high-intensity SAD light or sunrise device to help reduce my wintertime blues. Do these things really work, what features should I look for, and are they expensive to ...