Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is sometimes called the "winter blues" because it causes sadness during the fall and winter months. However, the winter blues and SAD are not the same condition. SAD ...

What's the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you're best at, a new study suggests. What's the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you're ...

The first month of fall has flown by. The days are colder and the nights are longer. For some, sweater season, hot cocoa and bonfires are something they look forward to each year with much ...

Sadness is not usually valued in our current culture. Self-help books promote the benefits of positive thinking, positive attitude, and positive behaviors, labeling sadness as a “problem emotion” that ...

The cold, darker days of winter have a reputation for making us feel a bit dreary. SAD symptoms typically start in the late fall when days get shorter and last until the spring when the days get ...

Is it possible, though, that being sad could cost you money? This issue was examined in an interesting paper in the January, 2013 issue of Psychological Science by Jennifer Lerner, Ye Li, and Elke ...

People feeling sad tend to eat more of less-healthy comfort foods than when they feel happy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell food marketing expert. However, when nutritional information is ...

Seasonal depression most often kicks in during the fall and winter months. But there is another, less common type of seasonal depression that arrives during the sunny spring and summer days — and, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – What’s the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you’re best at, a new study suggests. Think you’re good at mindfulness techniques? Then that may work ...