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Can seasonal affective disorder be cured?

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.is estimated to affect 10 million Americans, most of whom are women. Another 25 million Americans may have a mild form of SAD, sometimes called the "winter blues" or "winter blahs." The risk of SAD increases the further from the equator a person lives.

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Most patients with seasonal affective disorder respond to light therapy and/or antidepressant drugs.

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Most patients with seasonal affective disorder respond to light therapy, dawn simulation, and/or antidepressant drugs. Others respond to sleeping more hours in a dark room.

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