Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder

What is this webinar about?

This introductory workshop assumes no prior knowledge of this condition which is common in practice.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically has a seasonal pattern. Periods of depression tend to occur at the same time each year, usually during the winter. In common with other forms of depression, two of the main symptoms of SAD are a low mood and a lack of interest in life. Other symptoms of SAD include lower levels of activity than normal and increased sleeping.

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends that SAD should be treated in the same way as other types of depression.This includes using talking treatments, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or medication, such as antidepressants.While there is no strong evidence to support the long-term benefits of using light therapy to treat SAD, research suggests that it may have a positive short-term effect. The workshop will consider how light treatment can be combined with CBT.The major therapeutic approaches will be reviewed and an overview given of treatment programmes and approaches.

Who is leading this webinar?

Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies which is in turn accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. 

Resources

A full set of slides, with extensive clickable links to free online resources, is sent free to all delegates after the event. This also includes references to key sources and further reading. Additionally, an anonymous summary of participant contributions is provided free of charge.

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