冬とう季きうつ病びょう

noun

winter depression; seasonal affective disorder (winter type)

Refers to a type of depression that occurs during the winter months, often associated with reduced sunlight. In medical contexts, it corresponds to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with winter pattern.

• 冬とう季きうつ病びょうの症しょう状じょうは、春はるになると自し然ぜんに改かい善ぜんすることが多おおい。

  Symptoms of winter depression often improve naturally when spring comes.

• 日にっ照しょう時じ間かんが短みじかくなると、冬とう季きうつ病びょうを発はっ症しょうする人ひともいる。

  Some people develop winter depression when daylight hours become shorter.