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Seasonal Pattern in Mood Disorders

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A seasonal pattern is a specifier applied when depressive episodes recur at a characteristic time of year.

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Episodes begin each autumn and remit each spring across several consecutive years.

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Under DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR this is a specifier on a mood disorder, not a separate diagnosis.

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