As the poem goes, “Since ancient times, it is sad and lonely in autumn”. Autumn, in people’s mind, is sad and melancholy. Autumn is withered, dry, cold, and even broken and lost. For example, “the rain is left behind”, and autumn is stormy and prolonged. In short, autumn is often associated with falling leaves, sluggishness, loneliness and sadness. Autumn is indifferent to light sadness, autumn, human emotions as “autumn wind and rain sadness”, easy to become sad and low…Nanjing Brain Hospital Medical Psychology Department Guo Suwan autumn, is the transition phase of Yang and Yin. In such a season, if you happen to meet something unhappy, it is more likely to lead to depressed mood. In such a season, such a time, you need to beware of autumn depression. It should be reminded that depressed mood in autumn is common and does not necessarily mean depression. There are several possible causes of autumn depression, and let’s understand the causes to better prevent depression. First of all, the sun is no longer abundant in autumn and the sunshine hours are shortened. Sunlight allows people to maintain normal neurotransmitters in the body, and with fewer hours of sunlight, the neurotransmitters that affect happy moods are also reduced and people become depressed. Therefore, increasing the lighting time and using light sources close to daylight exposure can compensate and replace the effect. One method of treating depression is available in many countries: light therapy. Every day when you come home from work, turn on all the lights and illuminate every room with openness and warmth, so that the depressive darkness has nowhere to hide. In autumn, as the weather turns cooler and the nights become longer, people spend less time outside and more time indoors and working. People who often work indoors, especially those who are weak, rarely participate in physical exercise and are more sensitive to the cold, are more likely to be depressed than the average person. If you are such a person, when you encounter a bad mood, leave work earlier, go out a little more, increase a little appropriate physical exercise, find friends to chat, can relieve your mental depression. At the weekend, you may want to clean the room, clean the garbage accumulated during the week, listen to music, shopping and so on in your spare time. Repression of angry and discontented emotions can also lead to depression. Looking for someone to talk to, counseling can help you vent your inner depression and dissatisfaction. You can also use the imagination method to vent dissatisfaction: pump some time, standing in front of a mirror in a boxing position, left fist, right fist, imagine attacking all the objects that make you unhappy today. Psychologists believe that this method can be very effective in improving self-evaluation. Clinicians believe that this kind of venting can enhance cardiovascular and brain cell vitality, improve physical coordination and increase sensory abilities. Aromas can help people drive away depression. Aromatic essential oils can help the body to relieve fatigue and relax somatic tension. Through the relaxation of the body can achieve emotional relief and relaxation. Surrounded by aromas, a hot bath with warm water as gentle as a womb can be relaxing and enjoyable. Happy food to improve depression. Bananas are known as “happy food” because they are rich in a compound amine called “good mood”. Chocolate, coffee, green tea and other diets rich in phenylethylamine and caffeine, also have the effect of improving mood. Of course, the balance of each nutrition is important. You can eat appropriate desserts and increase the intake of sugar to raise blood sugar levels. It can increase energy and reduce melancholy. Except for diabetic patients. Exercise improves happy mood. Exercise can increase the release of dopamine and improve happy mood. The so-called autumn depression is a seasonal psychological disorder. The main manifestations of autumn depression are: poor mood, perception of life as meaningless and unhappy; in more severe cases, symptoms of anxiety, decreased appetite, sleep and other life skills; lack of energy, low self-esteem, mental retardation, etc. Fall depression usually starts in adulthood, with an average age of onset of 24 years and four times more women than men. People who work indoors all year round, especially mental workers who are weak or rarely participate in physical exercise, and people who are usually more sensitive to cold are more prone to fall depression than the general population. It is worth noting that some of these young people between the ages of 21 and 31 have only minor mood disorders, but minor mood disorders that are not ventilated or channeled in a timely manner can build up and lead to suicidal tendencies. If you have fall depression, first of all, you should pay attention to life care: patients often have a decreased appetite, or even refuse to eat and want to commit suicide, this type of patients should ensure that three meals a day can maintain the basic needs of the body, and to ensure rich nutrition. On the other hand, patients are often bedridden due to emotional depression, so more attention should be paid to supervising the activities of getting up, supervising and assisting patients to take care of their own personal hygiene, proper personal hygiene and cleanliness can make the patient’s spirit uplifted and improve their mood. Patients also often have insomnia, with difficulty falling asleep and waking up early being the most common. It is often manifested as anxiety and anxiety before going to sleep. At this time, family members should be around to accompany, comfort and persuade the patient, which can make the patient feel a certain sense of security, anxiety is also easier to eliminate, the patient’s sleep will also help. Patients with depression often wake up early and commit suicide in the early morning, so in the daily care of depression, patients who wake up early must be closely guarded. The medication for depression patients should be given early, in sufficient quantity and duration, acute treatment, maintenance treatment, consolidation treatment and relapse prevention treatment, none of which should be missing. Some patients also need to take specialist treatment, regular hospital visits, or hospitalization, which can play a role in relieving depression and saving lives.