Apollo Health International

Founded in 1987, Apollo Health, Inc. has been the leading researcher and manufacturer of products for treating circadian rhythm disorders that result in insomnia, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Depression and other mood & sleep disorders. Apollo has participated with the National Institute of Health and most leading universities in researching and finding solutions to these problems. Because these disorders happen naturally, Apollo believes the quickest and most effective solutions are natural and drug-free.

Apollos light therapy and dawn simulation products are the de facto standard light medical devices for the treatment of mood and sleep disorders. No other manufacturer in the world invests as much research, testing or technology into their products as Apollo.

SAD.org.uk - UK Voluntary Seasonal Affective Disorder Organisation
A UK voluntary organisation to help people with S.A.D. by providing information.

Depression Alliance
Branches in England Wales and Scotland
0845 123 23 20

MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
22 Harley Street
London W1N 2ED
0845 766 0163

The Samaritans (Telephone counselling service & hotline)
Tel: 08457 90 90 90 Local call.

NMHA
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Some people suffer from symptoms of depression during the winter months, with symptoms subsiding during the spring and summer months. This may be a sign of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a mood disorder associated with depression episodes and related to seasonal variations of light.

PSYCOM
A great list of resources and pages about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Wikepedia Online Encyclopedia
Seasonal affective disorder, or S.A.D, is an affective, or mood disorder. Most S.A.D. sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter. S.A.D is rare, if existent at all, in the tropics, but is measurably present at latitudes of 30°N (or S) and higher.

Psychiatry at University of British Columbia
Welcome to the UBC Mood Disorders Centre - Seasonal Affective Disorder Information Page. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is also called Winter Depression, as in this haiku by Dr. Lam: Dark and Cold and Sad...Bleak till the promise of Spring....Winter depression.

Northen Counties Psychiatric Associates
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy : an information page with answers to many questions about Lightboxes, Light Therapy, Seasonal Affective Disorder and various other SAD related matters.

Mayo Clinic Medical Services
If you have SAD, winter's short days and long nights may induce feelings of depression, lethargy, fatigue, cravings for sweets and starches, headaches and sleep problems. Exactly how many people have SAD isn't really known, but it's estimated that about 6 percent of Americans suffer from winter SAD, and another 10 percent to 20 percent may experience mild SAD symptoms.

Family Doctor Advice Site
What is seasonal affective disorder? Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall or early winter and goes away by summer. A less common type of SAD, known as summer depression, usually begins in the late spring or early summer. It goes away by winter. SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight during different times of the year.

Medline Plus - Trusted Health Information
a list of links about Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, from across the America

The National Organization for Seasonal Affective Disorder
The National Organization for Seasonal Affective Disorder (NOSAD) is a small non-profit organization dedicated to helping people affected by SAD find support and treatment for their illness.

Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
The Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms is a not-for-profit international organization founded in 1988, dedicated to fostering research, professional development and clinical applications in the fields of light therapy and biological rhythms.

Circadian Lighting Association
The CLA is the international association of manufacturers who supply lights for 'circadian' applications including improving winter mood (Light Boxes and Light Therapy products). The Association was formed in 1993 with the aim of ensuring that the industry was well run and that customers could feel confident in the products and services of all CLA companies.

Mental Health - SAD Page
The decade since the publication of Rosenthal et al's 1984 paper [1] defining seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has seen remarkable research interest into the seasonality of mood disorders and treatment with bright light. For example, Medline has included a separate Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) for seasonal affective disorder, and over 100 articles have been indexed since-1991 alone. In the past year, publications have focused on the diagnosis, symptomatology, epidemiology, and light therapy of SAD.

SAD-Lighting
SAD-Lighting.co.uk is a retail website of Apollo-Health.co.uk products, retailing a large number of SAD Light Therapy Products, Full Spectrum bulbs and other items.

SAD.co.uk
SAD-Lighting.co.uk is a retail website for Apollo-Health.co.uk products retailing a range of SAD Light Boxes, Full Spectrum bulbs and other accessories.

Internet Fusion
Apollo-Health.co.uk is owned by Internet Fusion Limited. Internet Fusion is a leading retailer and distributor in Health, Lifestyle and Sports products to Britain and Ireland. For more information on Internet Fusion please click on the link above. Our Registered office address is Internet Fusion, Unit 12, Beech Close, Wootton, Oxon. OX13 6DQ. You can contact us on 08445 090 444.