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Welcome to the UBC Hospital Mood Disorders Centre Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Information Page Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is also called Winter Depression, as in this haiku (by Dr. Lam): Dark and Cold and Sad Bleak till the promise of Spring Winter depression. Just Published! A new book by Drs. Lam and Tam FOR THE PUBLIC ► Watch Dr. Lam’s Public Lectures on YouTube! Part 1 – SAD ….. Part 2 – Light Therapy ► Frequently Asked Questions about SAD and Light Therapy ► Instructions for using a light box ► How to get a light device ► Insurance reimbursement for light devices ► Downloadable pdf files ► LED devices for light therapy ► What research studies are we doing? ► SLTBR Public Info page link ► Light therapy for nonseasonal depression, link to Dr. Kripke’s eBook. FOR PHYSICIANS AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS ► A Clinician’s Guide to Using Light Therapy – a new treatment manual published in 2009. ► Clinicians’ Resource Package – Updated! Get most of the materials available on our site in one free download. ► Article from Annals of Clinical Psychiatry: Update for SAD (2007) – pdf file ► Article from CNS Spectrums: Long Term Treatment of SAD (2007) – pdf file ► Light therapy vs. antidepressants scientific article (2006) – pdf file A Canadian study finds that light therapy is as effective as fluoxetine (Prozac) for treating SAD, but with fewer side effects. ► Update on the Biology of SAD scientific article (2005) – pdf file ► Pathophysiology of SAD scientific article (2000) – pdf file ► Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of SAD (1999) – pdf file ► Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms – link Having trouble reading pdf files on the site? Download the free reader: