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‘Tis the season to be melancholy

‘Tis the season to be melancholy

As the sky goes gray and the trees go bare, the coming of winter isn’t about cheer and holidays to some people, but a six month slump that they battle every year. TV2’s Julie Selby reports. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_Bonus_Selby_Depression[/bbrvideo] The holidays are upon us, but not everyone is cheerful. People who suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or seasonal depression, are just getting into the winter slump. Seasonal depression is depression triggered by changing of the seasons, usually fall and winter. As…

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Mind Over Misery

Mind Over Misery

In August, actor Robin Williams committed suicide due to mental depression.  Kent State University reach out to students on National Depression Screening Day. TV2’s Aja Phillips reports. . . [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_Phillips_Depression[/bbrvideo] When does one realize they are suffering from depression, when it’s already too late? When they have thoughts of committing suicide? National Depression Screening Day (NDSD) was hosted Oct. 9 on Kent State’s campus. It was open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger Kent…

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