Seasonal Affective Disorder |
SAD |
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, also known as winter depression is an affective, or mood disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter. SAD is rare, if existent at all in the tropics, but is measurably present at latitudes of 30°N (or S) and higher. Cause Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related mostly to daylight, not temperature. For this reason, SAD is prevalent even in mid-la ...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Clinical Trials
- Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Light for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00114322 - Recruiting
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Ramelteon in the Treatment of Sleep and Mood in Patients With Seasonal Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00502320 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Effects of Season on Melatonin Secretion in Healthy Men and Women and Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001485 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Seasonal Affective Depression (SAD) Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00069459 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Prevention of Seasonal Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00046449 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00046241 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Environmental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00139997 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Clinical Trial of Propranolol for Seasonal Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00016666 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder; Healthy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00076245 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Affective Disorder; Depression
- Light Dependence of Reproductive Function in Women
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00467805 - Recruiting
Healthy; Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Clinical Trials of Three Non-Drug Treatments for Winter Depression (SAD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006517 - Completed
Seasonal Affective Disorder; Mood Disorders; Depressive Disorders
- Research Study of Treatment for Winter Depression With Different Colors of Light
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00269633 - Recruiting
Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Anti-Estrogens - A Potential Treatment for Bipolar Affective Disorder in Women?
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00206544 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder; Mania; Schizoaffective Disorder
- Myths About Bipolar Affective Disorder: The Role of Structured Group Psychoeducation Therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00474357 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder
- Cannabinoids in Bipolar Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00397605 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder
- A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Extended-Release (ER) Paliperidone Compared With Placebo in Delaying the Recurrence of Symptoms in Bipolar I Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00490971 - Recruiting
Manic-Depressive Psychosis; Affective Disorder, Bipolar; Bipolar Disorder; Depression, Bipolar; Manic Disorder
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Adjustable Doses of Extended-Release (ER) Paliperidone Compared With Placebo, in Combination With Lithium or Valproate, to Treat Manic and Mixed Episodes in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00309686 - Active, not recruiting
Affective Psychosis, Bipolar; Bipolar Disorder; Mania
- Effectiveness of Cognitive-Affective Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Somatization Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00149760 - Active, not recruiting
Anxiety Disorders; Somatoform Disorders
- Safety and Tolerability of BL-1020 in Hospitalized Subjects With Chronic Schizophrenia or Schizo-Affective Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00480571 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder
- Early Integrated Intervention in Severe Affective Disorders.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00253071 - Not yet recruiting
Depressive Disorder; Bipolar Disorder
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00327756 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder; Depression
- Study in Adolescent and Adult Subjects 12 Years of Age and Older with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00118729 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- A Study to Evaluate a Once-Daily Investigational Nasal Spray in Adults and Adolescents with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00115622 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Rapid Treatment for Psychotic Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00048269 - Active, not recruiting
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
- Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00012558 - Completed
Mood Disorders; Affective Disorders, Psychotic; Bipolar Disorder; Cyclothymic Disorder
- Safety Study To Assess Growth In Pre-Pubertal Children Treated With An Investigational Nasal Spray For Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00109486 - Active, not recruiting
Hayfever; Allergic Rhinitis; Seasonal rhinitis; Perennial Rhinitis; Non-Seasonal rhinitis
- Effectiveness of Quetiapine XR on the Control of Symptoms of Manic Phase of Bipolar Disorder.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00521365 - Not yet recruiting
Bipolar Disorder; Affective Psychosis, Bipolar; Mania; Manic Disorder; Manic State
- Study of Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray on Sleep Disturbances and Daytime Sleepiness in Subjects With Symptoms Caused by Seasonal Allergies(Study P04608) (COMPLETED)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00358527 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Bipolar Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00186758 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder, Depressive Phase
- rTMS in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00436020 - Recruiting
Bipolar Affective Disorder
- A Study of Ciclesonide Nasal Spray in Patients 18 Years and Older With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (BY9010/M1-413)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00384475 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal; Hay Fever
- Safety And Efficacy Study Of Ziprasidone In Pediatric Psychotic Illness
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00199940 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia; Affective Disorders; Psychotic; Psychotic Mood Disorder
- An Approved Drug to Study a New Indication for Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00127647 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Efficacy/ Safety of Omalizumab in Patients With Seasonal Allergic Asthma and Seasonal Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00396409 - Active, not recruiting
Allergic Asthma
- Study In Adults And Adolescents With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00225823 - Active, not recruiting
Hayfever Allergic Rhinitis Seasonal Rhinitis
- Factors Predicting Efficacy of Allergen Injection Immunotherapy for Grass Pollen Hayfever: a Pilot Study.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00135629 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
- A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Speed of a Nasal Spray in Allergen Induced Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00561717 - Recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Epinastine Nasal Spray in Subjects With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00564421 - Recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Ziprasidone vs. Sertraline/Haloperidol in Psychotic Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00340379 - Active, not recruiting
Affective Disorders
- Adolescent and Adult Subjects With Asthma and Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Receiving Advair Diskus or Placebo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00385463 - Recruiting
Asthma; Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Study of the Psychological Development of Children of Parents with and without Affective Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001170 - Completed
Bipolar Disorder; Involutional Depression; Mood Disorder
- Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00361439 - Recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Study of Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray and Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray Given Together Once A Day To Treat Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (P04500)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00552110 - Recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis and Driving Ability
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00223587 - Recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Brain Chemical Receptor Effects in Patients with Panic Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00025974 - Recruiting
Panic Disorder; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder
- Lithium and Divalproex for the Treatment of Comorbid Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00194129 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder
- Intranasal Steroids and the Nasal Ocular Response
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00473915 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Treatment and Outcome of Early Onset Bipolar Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00048802 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder
- LGBT Internet Based Smoking Treatment - 1
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00111501 - Active, not recruiting
Tobacco Use Disorder
- Effects of Therapist Behavior on the Treatment of Depressed Adolescents
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00073359 - Active, not recruiting
Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dysthymic Disorder
- Comparator Study Evaluating Patient Experience And Preference Of FFNS vs. FPNS
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00519636 - Active, not recruiting
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Open-Label Ziprasidone Study for Psychosis Treatment in Adolescents
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00421954 - Recruiting
Schizophreniform Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder; Psychosis; Depressive Disorder, Major; Bipolar Disorder
- An Italian Study of the Efficacy of Atomoxetine in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00192023 - Active, not recruiting
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Psychodynamic Therapy For Co-Occurring Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00145678 - Active, not recruiting
Borderline Personality Disorder; Alcohol Use Disorder
- Nicotine Patch for Nicotine Dependence in Individuals with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective disorder - 1
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00046813 - Active, not recruiting
Tobacco Use Disorder
- Tobacco Cessation Field Study for Adults in Recovery - 1
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00109460 - Active, not recruiting
Tobacco Use Disorder
- A Long-term Study Continuing on from Study 04-001-01 of an Experimental Medication in Adults with Anxiety Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00106860 - Active, not recruiting
Anxiety Disorder
- Quetiapine SR and Divalproex Sodium ER in the Treatment of Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder With Panic Disorder and/or GAD
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00579280 - Recruiting
Bipolar Disorder; Panic Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder Symptoms
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00118417 - Active, not recruiting
Panic Disorder
- Study of a Flexible Dose of DVS-233 SR in Adult Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00092911 - Active, not recruiting
Depression; Depressive Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder
- Levetiracetam for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence and Anxiety
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00141115 - Active, not recruiting
Alcoholism; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Panic Disorder; Social Phobia; Substance-induced anxiety disorder
- Primary Care Intervention Strategy for Anxiety Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00347269 - Recruiting
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Panic Disorder; Social Anxiety Disorder
- Trial of Seroquel SR for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Anxiety
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00352469 - Recruiting
Alcoholism; Anxiety Disorders; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Panic Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00038896 - Active, not recruiting
Panic Disorder
- Panic Disorder Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00044772 - Active, not recruiting
Panic Disorder
- Reliability and Validity of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00579267 - Recruiting
Major Depression; Mania; Anxiety Disorders; Psychotic Disorder; Alcohol Dependence; Drug Dependence; Eating Disorders; Suicidality; Dysthymia; ADHD; Tourettes Disorder; Conduct Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Relapse Prevention for Bipolar Type-II Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00044616 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder; Depression
- Efficacy and Safety of Quetiapine in Treating Affective Symptoms of Patients With First-Episode Psychosis-a Pilot Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00511277 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia
- Trial to Compare Time to Response in the Symptoms of Anxiety to Concomitant Treatment With Niravam(TM) and an SSRI or SNRI to Treatment With an SSRI or SNRI Alone in Subjects With Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Panic Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00266409 - Active, not recruiting
Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Panic Disorder
- Optimizing Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00045916 - Active, not recruiting
Depression; Depressive Disorder; Bipolar Disorder
- Evaluating the Effects of a Woman's Depression and Anxiety on Her Infant's Social Development During and After Pregnancy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00525226 - Recruiting
Depression; Panic Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Once-Daily Investigational Nasal Spray In Adults And Adolescents With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00197262 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis
- Twin SUBLIVAC® Grasses Clinical Efficacy Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00422149 - Active, not recruiting
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal; Conjunctivitis, Allergic
- Functional Brain Activation Patterns in Schizophrenia, Measured Before and After Treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00161057 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia; Schizophreniform Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder; psychotic disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Study In Pediatric Subjects
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00107757 - Completed
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Treatment of Early Age Mania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00057681 - Recruiting
Bipolar Disorder; Manic Disorder
- Examination of Tamoxifen in Acute Mania in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00026585 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder
- Study of Amantadine for Weight Stabilization During Olanzapine Treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00287352 - Recruiting
Psychotic Disorder; Schizophreniform Disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder
- Experimental Medication For the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00097708 - Active, not recruiting
Anxiety Disorder
- Recovery Group Pilot
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00522613 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder
- Long-Acting Risperidone for First Episode Patients Who Did Not Improve With Their First Antipsychotic Medication
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00314327 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder; Schizophreniform Disorder; Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- MK0524 Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00533208 - Completed
Seasonal Allergies
- Study Investigating the Safety and Tolerability of Multiple Doses of PF-02545920 in Subjects With Schizophrenia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00463372 - Completed
Schizophrenia; Schizo-Affective Disorder
- eCare for Moods: An Internet-Based Management Program
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00485420 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder; Bipolar Disorder
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Administration to Reduce Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Symptoms and Prevent Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Physical Trauma Victims
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00114374 - Recruiting
Anxiety Disorder
- Atomoxetine Versus Placebo for Symptoms of ADHD in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00380692 - Recruiting
Autistic Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
- Adult Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00063206 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder
- Major Depressive Disorder Study In Adults
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00049972 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder
- 7 Day Study of Mast Cell Inhibitor, R926112, in Patients with Symptomatic Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00115089 - Completed
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Home Based Treatment for Drug Use in Early Adolescents
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00280228 - Recruiting
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Conduct Disorder; Substance Abuse
- An Open-Label Trial of Metformin for Weight Control of Pediatric Patients on Antipsychotic Medications.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00391261 - Recruiting
Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder; Schizophreniform Disorder; Bipolar Disorder
- Grass Pollen Immunotherapy Using a Cluster Regime for Seasonal Rhinitis and Asthma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00135642 - Completed
Seasonal Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Early-Onset Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00096642 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder; Dysthymic Disorder
- Study Comparing Adjunctive Risperidone versus Placebo in Major Depressive Disorder That Is Not Responding to Standard Therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00095134 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder
- A Study of Aripiprazole in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00105196 - Active, not recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder
- Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of Risperidone Treatment to Acute Psychotic Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00515489 - Active, not recruiting
Schizophreniform Disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder
- Perspectives of Individuals With Bipolar Disorder and Siblings of Individuals With Bipolar Disorder; A Telephone Interview Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00300820 - Active, not recruiting
Bipolar Disorder (BD); Bipolar
- Healing Through Affective Self-Awareness in Fibromyalgia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00437411 - Recruiting
Fibromyalgia
- The Serotonergic Transmitter System in Dementia and Affective Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00192998 - Recruiting
Mood Disorders; Alzheimer Disease
- Comparison of Atomoxetine and Placebo in Children and Adolescents With ADHD and ODD
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00191698 - Active, not recruiting
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Resources
- Ask NOAH About: Seasonal Affective DisorderFact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Seasonal Affective Disorder (National Institutes of Health)

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