Case series: pediatric seasonal affective disorder. A follow-up report

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998 Feb;37(2):218-20. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199802000-00015.

Abstract

Six subjects who as children had received a diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder consented to participate in a 7-year follow-up study. Structured and semistructured interviews were conducted to assess the course of illness, response to treatment, and current clinical state. Seasonal patterns of symptoms and response to light therapy remained relatively stable over a 7-year period. Two subjects were using adjunctive fluoxetine. Seasonal affective disorder can occur in children and adolescents, responds to light therapy, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric affective symptoms or cyclic school performance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phototherapy
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder* / physiopathology
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder* / therapy