Posted by Scott L. Schofield on March 14, 2000, at 8:23:25
In reply to Re: Bipolar Disorder- Easy to Miss, Essential to Treat, posted by d'bora on March 14, 2000, at 6:24:40
>. I am not sure yet if this SAD "spring swing" phenomenon is anything to be worried about with reference to an underlying bipolar disorder. I'm just casting about for information since I saw a possible connection between SAD and bipolar disorders mentioned somewhere, and some of my past behaviours could conceivably be construed as, well, shall we say, the result of poor impulse control! :)
I don’t know very much about SAD (seasonal affective disorder). However, from the bit of reading I have done, including some stuff by N. Rosenthal, manic-like highs, and even acute manias, are definitely features of the illness. The posts appearing in this thread are consistent with this. Intuitively, it would seem that SAD and bipolar disorders share things in common, although I’m not sure it necessarily follows that they should be treated the same way. Perhaps manipulating the circadian rhythms using light-therapy is enough to abolish the manic-swing.
I don’t recall seeing any posts here addressing the details of the different strategies currently used for treating SAD. I hope someone reading this can help out.
- Scott
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