Tell that to the group here who thinks SAD is a new diagnosis. It has been around all 37 years i have been practicing medicine
Is SAD a real diagnosis?
It's like when a doctor says, "You have idiopathic XYZ." Many doctors just can't bring themselves to admit they have no clue. [I am not saying you are like that, but plenty are.]
And the fact is, some of them say it's idiopathic, because they won't do the research or aren't creative enough. Because I've see doctors who do the research, and think about it.