Message-Id: <199612111400.PAA50548@mail.uni-muenster.de>
From: "Oliver Obst" <obsto@uni-muenster.de>
To: medibib-l@MEDSUN08.uni-muenster.de
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 14:59:51 +0100
Subject: SAD - seasonal affective disorder
Zur Info, der 8.OMNI-Brief, O.Obst
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FOCUS ON.....BEING SAD
SAD - seasonal affective disorder, is a mood disorder usually associated
with Winter. While finding resources relating to SAD is not difficult
(there are many companies who are using the 'Net to sell light treatments)
finding non-commercial information in the midst of all the adverts can be
time-consuming. Here are some useful pointers.
There are two relevant newsgroups for discussion of SAD
soc.support.depression.seasonal
and
alt.support.depression.seasonal
A small collection of documents including brief summaries and patient
advice is held at
http://www.mhsource.com/disorders/seasonal.html
The University of British Columbia has some information aimed at students
as part of their online Mood Disorders Clinic
http://www.psychiatry.ubc.ca/mood/md_sad.html
For balanced information about light therapy for SAD, see the Society for
Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms' web page The SLTBR is a non-profit
organisation of researchers, clinicians, manufacturers, and consumers
dedicated to fostering research, professional development, and clinical
applications.
http://www.websciences.org/sltbr/
The Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA) works in
cooperation with the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, and has made a report from one of its conferences available
http://infonet.welch.jhu.edu/departments/drada/articles/articl10.htm
Do you know of other good resources in this area? Why not tell us about
them using the OMNI Submit-a-URL feature.
AND FINALLY........
OMNI will be taking a break over Christmas, so the next version on the OMNI
Newsletter will appear in January. Previous issues of the OMNI Newsletter can be
found on the OMNI server at <URL:http://omni.ac.uk/general-info/newsletter.html>
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