seasonal affective disorder
MONDO:0000694Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names seasonal affective disorder yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000694), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of