This downloadable e-book has 67 pages packed full of information and strategies for coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's available as a thank you to those who make a donation to the site of $10 or more or you can buy it below for $19.95.
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How SAD affects sufferers and their families
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Whether you need a doctor to diagnose and treat SAD
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How successfully SAD can be treated
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How to tell if you are suffering from SAD
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Who SAD affects
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When SAD strikes
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How you can tell if your child has SAD
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What causes SAD
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How SAD feels
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How is it that some SAD sufferers make their problems worse
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What types of treatment are available for SAD
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How light therapy was discovered and why it works
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The kind of light needed to treat SAD
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The length of treatment required
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The cost of a light box and whether it may be covered by insurance
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Whether a sunbed would help
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The best time of day for treatment
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How Light therapy treatment differs for children
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How to tell if light therapy will work for you
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Whether home light therapy is as effective as attending a clinic
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The important factors in choosing a light box for home use
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How you use a light box
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How you can best keep to a light therapy treatment schedule
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What if you are not able to sit for treatment ever day
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When you should begin light therapy treatment during the year
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When you should stop light therapy treatment each year
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How to find out how much light therapy you need
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When you should NOT use light therapy
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What side effects light therapy may have
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Why light therapy does not work sometimes
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Why medication is used for SAD
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Why medication is sometimes prescribed first
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What type of medication works for SAD
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What about side-effects?
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How psychotherapy can help with SAD
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How to choose a therapist
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How to deal with stress when you have SAD
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How to recognise and deal with depression caused by SAD
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What you can do which might stop depression taking hold
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How you can change your diet to help with SAD
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How your dietary needs may be different from other SAD patients
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How to work out the best diet for your symptoms
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The best kinds of foods to eat
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How to avoid a binge session
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Whether you can lose weight with SAD
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How SAD is related to alcohol consumption
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How SAD is affected by caffeine
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What kind of supplements are useful
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How SAD affects your sleep
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How and why to establish a regular pattern of sleep with SAD
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How to deal with waking during the night
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Whether sleeping tablets help
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How exercise can help in the treatment of SAD
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How strenuous exercise needs to be
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What to do if you don't feel like exercise
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What to do if you can't get out of doors
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The best times to take exercise
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What to do if you don't have time for exercise
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The best form of exercise to take for SAD
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What to do if you're just too tired
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Whether a winter holiday may be of benefit (and why they sometimes don't help)
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Whether it's worth moving to a different part of the world
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What you can do to your home to help with SAD symptoms
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How you can make the most of natural light indoors
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How to decorate and light your home to help with SAD
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How air quality may be affecting you
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How to plan your year to cope better with SAD
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What SAD induced mania is
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The Symptoms of SAD induced Mania
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How to cope with mania
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The possible causes and treatment of Summer Sad
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How to help someone close who suffers from SAD
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How to avoid becoming equally depressed
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Other resources to help with Seasonal Affective Disorder
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