This has been a strange summer in the weather department here in Minnesota.  I wondered how this cool summer was affecting people in other areas of the country.  I just got a great article about just that…

“Some doctors say more than 20 percent of people in New England suffer from S.A.D.–seasonal affective disorder.”

http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/healthcast/BO117991/

The interesting thing is that Seasonal Depression used to mean Winter Depression for many.  New studies are finding that the depression is based less on the season, and more on the sunlight.  What about summertime seasonal depression?

http://wcco.com/health/summertime.sad.seasonal.2.1061049.html

On a very serious note, if you are worried about someone’s level of depression, make sure to keep watch and seek professional help even in the summer months.  It turns out that the suicide rate is higher in the summer months.

http://blogs.pe.com/news/digest/2009/07/ucr-research-shows-suicides-hi-1.html

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