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Blue Monday: Brutal cold, short days, post-holiday letdown raise risk of depression

January 4, 2014 by

The first Monday after the holidays can be a depressing time for people coping with post-holiday letdown or depression triggered by short days called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This year, First Monday will be especially blue, due to the added stress of the brutal cold in many parts of the country.

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