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A formula for depression ! S •
He added that the “winter blahs” are probably" at least as much associated with the holiday period (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's) as anything else, ft’s a family-oriented time of the year, accompanied by high expectations, good cheer, and anticipation of accomplish-1 ments and goals set for the New Year.
“For people for whom those things are missing whatever reason the holidays can be a sad |thd stressful time.’* People-who havebeen laid off, are unable. to work, and individuals with physical or mental handicaps or emotional problems in their life are extrefyiely succeptible to holiday depression.
Sometimes compounding the original feeling ofthTiffiing out on the holiday cheer are feelings of guilt about being a “stick in the mud” or a “Scrooge.” ^ V*“The
holidays can be a formula for depression,’* Mi*. Nettles maintains. The seasonal change in dajftigltt hours, lack of holiday feelings, possible increases ioafc^' hoi and/or drug use, the isolation and lack of physic*!Activity caused by winter weather; these factors add up|e$ marked increase in clinical diagnoses of depression "duping January, February and March, he said.
“The highest incidence of suicide in the entire jtjafeg’ Mr. Nettles said, “occurs in the period right arouncFvalentine’s Day.” The time of the year celebrated by ttVeiCs
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(See DEPRESSION,1J6)
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