Iceland ranked 6th on SAD list

A health website has ranked Iceland sixth in the world for risk of SAD - (winter-pattern) Seasonal Depression Disorder, reports RUV.

Winter-pattern SAD, or winter depression, is "characterised by symptoms associated with depression, including persistently low mood, fatigue, feelings of hopelessness, and loss of interest in typically enjoyable activities, [as well as] oversleeping, overeating, and social withdrawal."

In the Healthnews study, Iceland received a winter-pattern SAD index score of 62.9, ranking it sixth globally for winter depression risk. However, Iceland has a very low prevalence of depressive disorder globally, ranking between 150th and 163rd.

This contrasts sharply with neighbour Greenland, which ranks 2nd in the world for depression prevalence. 
However, Iceland does fall within the top 50 globally for bipolar disorder prevalence.

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