Sunshine and Sadness: A Case Report on Summer Season Depression DOI Open Access

Nikita Shidhore,

Ajish G. Mangot

Cureus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is typically associated with winter; however, its less common variant, summertime depression, presents depressive episodes during the summer months. We report a case of 46-year-old male patient recurrent characterized by low mood, fatigue, anhedonia, insomnia, and loss appetite, each resolving onset winter season. Our patient's history depression aligned atypical SAD symptoms, including irritability weight loss, commonly non-seasonal depression. A diagnosis major disorder, moderate severity, seasonal pattern was confirmed using Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision criteria, Pattern Assessment Questionnaire. The initiated on desvenlafaxine 50 mg once day dose titrated to 100 in two weeks, while his previous mood stabilizer oxcarbazepine 600 divided doses continued. He achieved remission within four six weeks Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score decreasing from 18 seven. underscores importance recognizing patterns disorders tropical climates, like India, highlights potential environmental physiological mechanisms, such as heat stress immune responses, contributing SAD.

Language: Английский

Temperature Exposure and Psychiatric Symptoms in Adolescents From 2 European Birth Cohorts DOI Creative Commons
Esmée Essers, Michelle S.W. Kusters, Laura Granés

et al.

JAMA Network Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. e2456898 - e2456898

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Importance Climate change can adversely affect mental health, but the association of ambient temperature with psychiatric symptoms remains poorly understood. Objective To assess exposure internalizing, externalizing, and attention problems in adolescents from 2 population-based birth cohorts Europe. Design, Setting, Participants This cohort study analyzed data Dutch Generation R Study Spanish INMA (Infancia y Medio Ambiente) Project. recruited 9898 women during pregnancy or shortly after birth, children born between 2002 2006. 2270 pregnant Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, Valencia, Spain, 2003 2008. Individuals live singleton births available outcome were included study. Data October 2023 November 2024. Exposure Daily weeks, 1 month, months preceding assessment was calculated December 2015 2022 at residence 100 × m resolution utilizing UrbClim model. Main Outcomes Measures The primary outcomes problems, measured maternal-reported Child Behavioral Checklist for ages 6 to 18 years; raw scores square-root transformed, higher indicating more problems. Distributed lag nonlinear models evaluated associations problem each country region. For results 3 regions combined using random-effects meta-analysis. Results show accumulated over period. A total 3934 participants (mean [SD] age assessment, 13.6 [0.4] 1971 female [50%]) 885 14.9 [1.0] 458 [52%]) included. Most parents both native respective countries had relatively high socioeconomic status. temperatures ranged −5.2 °C 32.6 Netherlands 3.3 33.9 Spain. In R, mean (SD) transformed 2.0 (1.2) internalizing 1.6 (1.3) externalizing 1.5 (1.0) while these 2.4 (1.2), 2.1 (1.3), (1.1), respectively. Netherlands, cumulative cold associated (eg, 0.76 [95% CI, 0.20-1.32] points 5.5 a 2-month exposure). heat 1.52 0.39-2.66] 21.7 Conclusions Relevance this study, Spain symptoms, highlighting distinct health among adolescents. Future studies should explore across diverse climates further quantify intricate multifactorial climate health.

Language: Английский

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From feeling chilly to burning up: How thermal signals shape the physiological state of the body and impact physical, emotional, and social well-being DOI Creative Commons
Alisha Vabba, Marina Scattolin, Giuseppina Porciello

et al.

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 105992 - 105992

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Chilling trust: Exploring the impact of ambient temperature on generalized trust in China DOI
Liang Xu, Zehua Jiang, Liuchang Xu

et al.

Acta Psychologica, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 254, P. 104811 - 104811

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Sunshine and Sadness: A Case Report on Summer Season Depression DOI Open Access

Nikita Shidhore,

Ajish G. Mangot

Cureus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is typically associated with winter; however, its less common variant, summertime depression, presents depressive episodes during the summer months. We report a case of 46-year-old male patient recurrent characterized by low mood, fatigue, anhedonia, insomnia, and loss appetite, each resolving onset winter season. Our patient's history depression aligned atypical SAD symptoms, including irritability weight loss, commonly non-seasonal depression. A diagnosis major disorder, moderate severity, seasonal pattern was confirmed using Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision criteria, Pattern Assessment Questionnaire. The initiated on desvenlafaxine 50 mg once day dose titrated to 100 in two weeks, while his previous mood stabilizer oxcarbazepine 600 divided doses continued. He achieved remission within four six weeks Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score decreasing from 18 seven. underscores importance recognizing patterns disorders tropical climates, like India, highlights potential environmental physiological mechanisms, such as heat stress immune responses, contributing SAD.

Language: Английский

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