What is SAD? -- What are the winter blues? -- Seasonality and the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire (SPAQ) -- Causes of SAD and the winter blues: a three-legged stool -- How common are SAD and the winter blues? -- Where do I begin? The big picture -- Light therapy for SAD -- Answers to questions about light therapy -- Cognitive behavioral therapy for SAD -- The positive side of negative ions and vice versa -- Spring fever -- Summer SAD -- Autumn check-up -- Foundational habits I: Eating, weight management, and SAD -- Foundational habits II: Exercise, sleep, and meditation -- Escapes and diversions -- Medications for SAD -- Other benefits of light therapy -- The science of SAD and light therapy -- Life after SAD

Rosenthal, who first described Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and is the foremost authority on the subject, offers an up to date guide to overcoming the miseries and that millions experience with the changing seasons. In his lively style, Rosenthal offers advice on how to identify, treat and overcome both winter and summer varieties of seasonal affective disorder, as well as the less severe yet bothersome winter blues