Overview
- New guidance from Denver7 and KVIA highlights Seasonal Affective Disorder as a winter-linked depression tied to reduced daylight.
- Experts recommend morning sunlight or bright light boxes, regular exercise, nutritious meals, social connection, and discussing vitamin D with a clinician.
- Dr. Jennifer Harned Adams describes symptoms such as low mood, lethargy, appetite and sleep changes, and social withdrawal that can impair daily life.
- Adams estimates about a quarter of people experience some seasonal symptoms and says many with nonseasonal depression report winter worsening, citing clinical experience.
- KVIA’s Liliana Cordero Esquivel underscores light therapy for circadian-related cases and advises seeking a professional diagnosis when symptoms resonate.