The December holidays arrive with a familiar script: celebration, togetherness and cheer. But for some, the season feels sad and heavier than advertised. Mental health professionals often use the ...

The holiday season arrives wrapped in expectation: family gatherings should feel warm, celebrations should spark joy, and gratitude should come naturally. Yet for millions of people, November through ...

Every year, as the holidays approach, headlines warn of “holiday blues” and Seasonal Affective Disorder—but that familiar narrative often leans more on anecdotes than on solid evidence. Depression ...

Even though the holidays are meant to be joyful, plenty of people feel the opposite way. More than three in five Americans describe the season as stressful, overwhelming, or exhausting. This emotional ...