MARCI Winter 2011
December 21, 2011 joannadg 20 other publications
This edition of MARCI™ addresses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) a seasonal pattern of depression usually occurring around the same time every year and often times referred to as the “winter blues”. Depression is a serious illness, and the most common mental health problem in the United States. Each year it affects 17 million people of all age groups, races and economic backgrounds. Depression can also be a normal process of grief from the loss of a job, a move or losing a loved one. Each one of us deals with loss differently, and it is important to understand this, less you become an agitating friend to the person you are trying to convince to get on with life. Depression, in this case, is a healing process that can last over a short or long period of time. The best thing you can do for someone grieving is to be there when they just need a friend who is willing to just listen.
This edition of MARCI™ addresses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) a seasonal pattern of depression usually occurring around the same time every year and often times referred ...
