Hong Kong recently experienced the hottest July day in history. The long sunshine hours and hot environment actually have an impact on the mood of urbanites, and even suffer from seasonal depression in summer without knowing it.
Different from traditional depression, seasonal depression is related to the weather. The disease is generally mild, and most of them do not require medication. As long as the patient learns to get along with the disease and adjusts the law of life, the disease can be reduced to a minimum.
Written by: Cai Yongjie, a psychiatrist, a medical consultant and a psychiatrist
The general public generally thinks that seasonal depression is more likely to occur in winter or in countries with less sunshine, such as northern Europe.
Seasonal depression is mainly related to sunshine time, temperature and humidity, which affect the regulation of conduction substances in the brain.
Due to the longer sunshine hours in summer, there is less melatonin, which makes people feel calm, but more serotonin, which makes people active, happy and restless. Therefore, people who are prone to emotional problems are more likely to feel irritable and prone to hair loss. Temper, weight loss, poor sleep quality, decreased appetite, etc.
On the contrary, due to the long hours of darkness in winter, the brain produces more melatonin, and at the same time reduces the secretion of serotonin, which will make people feel depressed, tired, lack of motivation, increase appetite, and decrease concentration.
Seasonal depression is common in women between the ages of 20 and 30, and some cases are also related to family history, genetics, or emotional disorders.
Generally, if a patient suffers from seasonal depression, the illness lasts for several days or even weeks, the doctor will examine how long the illness lasts, whether it is different from the original personality, and whether the symptoms will affect life, so as to determine whether the patient has suffered from seasonal depression. Sexual Depression.
Different from traditional depression, seasonal depression is generally mild, and most of them do not require medication. However, because it is difficult to "docking the tail", doctors will teach patients to learn to live with seasonal depression. Minimize impact on life.
As the weather changes, the condition of seasonal depression will gradually improve, and the patient can make appropriate adjustments in all aspects of life. For example, if he suffers from seasonal depression in summer, the patient should stay indoors to avoid exposure to the sun and avoid going out at noon , you can also try to keep a diary, record your daily mood and changes in the environment, and understand what factors make your mood worse, so as to help yourself adjust the law of life.
In addition, if the patient finds that he will relapse seasonal depression during a certain period of time every year, when arranging activities and work, he should avoid arranging more stressful work to reduce fatigue. Get some exercise to help you relax.
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