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Yes, certain mental illnesses, such as depression and Bipolar disorder, may have a seasonal component. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression that typically begins in fall and remits in spring, may be triggered by reduced exposure to sunlight during the winter months. Studies indicate the physiological basis for SAD may lie in the brain's pineal gland, which secretes melatonin, a hormone responsible for regulating the body's circadian rhythms (changes in the body's biological functions, including the sleep-wake cycle, that occur over a 24-hour period).
Some people with major depression and bipolar disorder follow a pattern similar to those with SAD; however, a subgroup of patients demonstrate an atypical cycle with depression increasing in summer, and manic episodes (if applicable) peaking in fall and winter.
Most mental disorders are not significantly effected by changes in season. Anxiety disorders, for example, may be continuous, or may wax and wane according to other variables, such as stress.
What else can I help you with?
What is the description of mental illnesses?
The term "mental illness" refers to someone who has a mental (brain) related deficiency. Some of these mental illnesses affect your mood, behavior or actions.
What is manasillya means?
"Manasillya" is a term in Tamil that means "mental illness" or "mental disorder." It is used to describe conditions that affect a person's mental health and well-being.
How do you get permanent relief from sinusitis caused by mental illness?
Sinusitis is not caused by mental illness. Mental illness can be caused by sinusitis infection.
Can a disease cause mental illnesses?
Many diseases do cause mental illnesses, especially when they affect the brain. Sometimes there is a chemical imbalance in the body that can cause mental illness, too.
Who had the first mental illness?
Mental illness predates recorded history.
What is an open plea with mental illness?
not guilty by reason of mental illness
Is mental illness is a disease like any other physical disease?
yes.because it affect the part of the body
Is seasonal affective disorder a mental illness?
Seasonal affective disorder, while not an official category of mental illness listed by the American Psychiatric Association, is estimated to affect 10 million Americans, most of whom are women.
When was Rethink Mental Illness created?
Rethink Mental Illness was created in 1972.
When was The Myth of Mental Illness created?
The Myth of Mental Illness was created in 1961.
Is anorixia a mental illness?
"Anorexia nervosa" is an eating disorder which is a mental illness,yes.
Can severe mental illnesses or disturbances affect cognition and memory and if so how severe does your mental illness or disturbance have to be to cause such dysfunction?
Mental illness is extremely varied in its presentation, as are many physical illnesses. You should seek a professional assessment in order to have more confidence about what is happening. As a rule, in order for a mental illness to affect memory, the illness would have to be moderately severe or worse. You must be careful not to assume that what looks like a memory deficit really is one. ADD and other problems may lead you to think a person has a memory deficit, but other things are really going on.
