Shedding Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder

This week Reactions is shedding some light on the science behind Seasonal Affective Disorder. As the days get shorter, darker and colder, people seem to be getting gloomier. For folks with seasonal affective disorder, the changing seasons can make them sadder than most, to the point of depression. Why does this happen? What can someone with the condition do about it? Reactions has the chemistry to explain this disorder and some possible treatments. Find us on all these places: Subscribe! Facebook! Twitter! Tumblr! “Sugar Plum Pixie“ By cinematone Host: Sophia Cai Producer: Sean Parsons Writer: Sam Lemonick Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski Scientific consultants: Sophia Cai Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.