Cold comfort: coping with seasonal affective disorder

BY MARKO WOLOSHYN

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that spikes in the fall and lasts throughout the winter into the spring. During SAD’s high season, it is known to severely affect 2 to 6 per cent of Canadians, and to a lesser extent 15 per cent.

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