Many people can experience feelings of anxiety or depression during the holiday season. People who already live with a mental health condition should take extra care to tend to their overall health and wellness during this time.
Extra stress, unrealistic expectations or even sentimental memories that accompany the season can be a catalyst for the holiday blues.
Fernando Doval Perez, DO, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech Health El Paso and Associate Program Director
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, can speak on the seasonal factors that can trigger the holiday blues.