Causes of Seasonal Affective Disorder
User reported causes of Seasonal Affective Disorder based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
---|---|
Time of Year Fall, Winter | 95% |
Weather | 88% |
Sharply Reduced Sunlight | 81% |
Latitude | 55% |
Genetics | 47% |
Vitamin D Deficiency | 44% |
Holiday Season | 26% |
Summer, High Temperatures | 12% |
Conditions Resulting from Seasonal Affective Disorder
User-reported conditions resulting from Seasonal Affective Disorder based on their intuition.
Resulting Condition | Agree |
---|---|
Insomnia | 19% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massage | 10% | 65% | 0% | 20% | 5% | 20 |
Exercise | 24% | 53% | 0% | 21% | 2% | 87 |
Reiki | 0% | 20% | 0% | 80% | 0% | 5 |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | 25% | 25% | 5% | 45% | 0% | 20 |
Light Therapy | 26% | 48% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 58 |
Aromatherapy | 10% | 50% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 10 |
Vitamin D3 | 27% | 18% | 0% | 48% | 6% | 33 |
Zoloft | 8% | 31% | 15% | 23% | 23% | 13 |
Lexapro | 22% | 44% | 0% | 22% | 11% | 9 |
Cymbalta | 17% | 17% | 17% | 50% | 0% | 6 |
Wellbutrin | 32% | 32% | 9% | 23% | 5% | 22 |
Talk Therapy | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Pristiq | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Prozac | 19% | 25% | 13% | 31% | 13% | 16 |
Lithium | 0% | 0% | 60% | 40% | 0% | 5 |
Effexor | 8% | 46% | 23% | 23% | 0% | 13 |
Move to a Sunnier Place | 43% | 50% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 28 |
Emotional Freedom Therapy | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
Valkee Bright Light Headset | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Start New Creative Project | 11% | 48% | 0% | 37% | 3% | 62 |
Get Up Earlier in Morning | 15% | 50% | 8% | 23% | 4% | 26 |
Escapism (Book, Movie) | 9% | 44% | 0% | 39% | 9% | 82 |
Omega 3 Supplements | 9% | 23% | 3% | 63% | 3% | 35 |
Eating | 8% | 43% | 8% | 32% | 9% | 53 |
Predictors
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Info
Property | Value |
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Variable Name | Seasonal Affective Disorder |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2020-10-09 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Mean | 5 out of 5 |
Median | 5 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 0 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 0 |
Number of Measurements | 2 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 2 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Standard Deviation | 0 |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 1 |
UPC | 768533126504 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 86906 |
Variance | 0 |