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Trastorno afectivo estacional - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Depresión de invierno; TAE

Prevención:

Las personas que han padecido de manera repetitiva depresión estacional deben hablar con un profesional en salud mental respecto a los métodos de prevención. Comenzar el tratamiento durante el otoño o a comienzos del invierno, antes de que se inicien los síntomas del TAE, puede servir.

Tipos de depresión

Reviewed last on: 3/6/2011
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Gelenberg AJ, Freeman MP, Markowitz JC, Rosenbaum JF, Thase ME, Trivedi MH, et al. American Psychiatric Asosciation. Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. 2nd ed. September 2007.

Tesar GE. Psychiatry and psychology. In: Carey WD, ed. Cleveland Clinic: Current Clinical Medicine 2010. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:section 11.

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