Tropical Depression

We've all heard about Seasonal Affective Disorder [SAD], characterized by a Winter depression that can be treated with sunlamps or trips to Florida. But what about those of us who become depressed in the Summer? It's seasonal, it's affective, but is it a real disorder?

What does the literature say?

So they noticed it in 1987. In 2002, the New York Times ran an interesting article on "reverse seasonal affective disorder." To me, it makes perfect sense. The Summer has always screwed me up a bit. The persistent but asynchopatic chants of the katydid, the hot and heavy air, the early bright sun, sunburns, sweat, dehydration, exhaustion, anxiety over its ultimate end and concomitant return to academia-- they all add their respective weights and contribute to my personal disdain for the season.

Of course Summer is supposed to encourage a more carefree attitude but when you don't sleep well and you sweat more than your gin and tonic, the fun isn't sucked out but rather trickles out over the course of 3 months.
But I was raised without an air conditioner, so I guess none of this really bothers me. I'm used to it.