Expert explains

Autumn depression and what you can do about it

Autumn: breathtakingly beautiful for some, for others it heralds a dark time.(Bild: Martin A. Jöchl)

People with seasonal mood swings adapt psychologically to the seasonal rhythms. Their mood plummets, even in a "golden fall". An expert explains the phenomenon and how you can help yourself, two sufferers tell us.

The days are getting shorter, the temperature is getting cooler, the leaves are rustling under our feet. For Anna (40, name changed), it's starting again: she feels almost permanently dull, tired and exhausted. Autumn is here. She is one of those people who suffer from a mood disorder during the cold season.