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What psychiatrists have to say about holiday blues

  • Written by Linda Saab, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageEven Santa can get worn out, which can lead to getting the blues.Stokkete

This time of the year brings a lot of changes to the usual day-to-day life of hundreds of millions of people: The weather is colder, trees are naked, snowy days become plentiful and friendly critters are less visible around the neighborhood. Especially in the Western...

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