Who is affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
People who are more prone to developing seasonal affective disorder (SAD) include:1, 2
- Females. Between 60% and 90% of people diagnosed with SAD are women.
- Older teens and young adults. Young people are at higher risk for winter depressive episodes. The risk of developing SAD for the first time decreases as a person grows older.
- People who live far from the equator.
- People who have a family history of SAD.
| Author: | Sabra L. Katz-Wise | Last Updated: August 22, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Alfred Lewy, MD, PhD - Neurology, Psychiatry | |
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