http://brainblogger.com/2010/04/02/lawsuits-shed-light-on-seasonal-depression/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Thu, 24 May 2012 17:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://brainblogger.com/2010/04/02/lawsuits-shed-light-on-seasonal-depression/#comment-598346 Dirk Hanson Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:44:20 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=4101#comment-598346 This so clearly involves melatonin that it is hard not to speculate that SAD fits under the umbrella of serotonin-mediated disorders like depression, bulimia, addiction, PMS, pathological shyness, etc. It would be interesting to find out whether those groups (depressives and addicts and bulimics) have a higher rate of SAD. I'm guessing they do. This so clearly involves melatonin that it is hard not to speculate that SAD fits under the umbrella of serotonin-mediated disorders like depression, bulimia, addiction, PMS, pathological shyness, etc. It would be interesting to find out whether those groups (depressives and addicts and bulimics) have a higher rate of SAD. I’m guessing they do.

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