This document discusses seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues. It provides synonyms, classification, symptoms, causes, complications, diagnosis criteria, miasmatic analysis, rubrics for homeopathic treatment, and potential remedies. SAD is characterized by depression that occurs at a specific time of year, usually winter, and is related to lack of sunlight and serotonin levels. Symptoms include oversleeping, overeating carbohydrates, lack of energy, and withdrawal. It can potentially lead to depression, hopelessness, lack of pleasure, and in severe cases, suicidal thoughts. Homeopathic remedies mentioned for treatment include Phosphorus, Sulphur, Hepar sulph, Sil

3. SYNONYMS
 Winter depression
 Winter blues
 Summer
depression
 Summer sadness
 Seasonal
depression

4. CLASSIFICATION
*SPECIALITY …………PSYCHIATRY
*ICD-10 …………. F33

6. Difficulty in waking up in the
morning
 Nausea
 Tendency to oversleep and over eat,
especially a craving for carbohydrates,
which leads to weight gain.

7. OTHER SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
 lack of energy
 difficulty
concentrating on or
completing tasks
withdrawal from
friends, family, and
social activities
decreased sex drive

9. CAUSES OF SAD
 SAD is related to a lack
of serotonin, and serotonin
polymorphisms could play a
role in SAD,although this
has been disputed
 Another theory is that the
cause may be related
to melatonin which is
produced in dim light and
darkness by the pineal gland

10. COMPLICATIONS
 All of this leads to
depression, pessimistic feelings of
hopelessness, and lack of pleasure
which characterize a person
suffering from this disorder
 The Depressive state of patient
can in some cases amount to
SUICIDAL DISPOSITION. Often
the patient can present with a
picture of BIPOLAR DISORDER
which would make it hard to
specify the case in patient's
lifetime

11. DIAGNOSIS OF SAD
According to the American Psychiatric Association, for a
diagnosis to qualify as SAD, following four criteria must
be met:
1} Depressive episodes at a particular time of the year
2} Mania/Hypomania a at a characteristic time of year
3} These patterns must have lasted two years with no
non seasonal major depressive episodes during that
same period
4} These seasonal depressive episodes outnumber
other depressive episodes throughout the year

12.  Sensitiveness to Cold: Psora
 Laziness: Syphilis
 Depression, moroseness: Syphilis
 Irritability: Psora
 Tendency to oversleep: Syphilis
 Tendency to overeat: Psora
 Withdrawal from family and friends: Syphilis
 Lack of energy: Syphilis

13.  Decrease in sex drive: Syphilis
 Craving for carbohydrates:Psora
 Nausea :Psora
Predominant miasm in the cases of
Winter depression is
PSORA-SYPHILIS
or
TUBERCULAR

14. REPORTORIAL ANALYSIS
The Rubrics which can be used are:
1.Generalities-Winter in{Eliminating Symptom}
2.Mind-irritability
3.Mind-irritability;nausea with
4.Mind-helplessness ;nausea;with
5.Mind-sadness
6.Mind-laziness
7.Mind-indifference,family to his

15. 8.Mind-Sadness-Sexual desire-
Suppressed Sexual desire;sadness after
9. Generals-Food& Drinks, Sweets,desire
10.Generals- Cold air- agg
11.Generals-Energy-lack of energy
12.Stomach- Appetite- increased
13.Sleep- Prolonged

16.  PHOSPHORUS
 SULPHUR
 HEPAR SULPH
 SILICEA
 SEPIA
 LYCOPODIUM
 CALCAREA CARB

17.  Scholarly articles for seasonal affective disorder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_
disorder
ICD-10
RADAR SOFTWARE
ORGANON OF MEDICINE by R.E.DUDGEON
CHRONIC MIASMS by PHYLLIS SPEIGHT

18. SUBMITTED BY
DR.SHUCHISMITA VASISHTHA
DR.BHAVNA GUPTA