Seasonal affective disorder.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder, otherwise known as 'winter blues," affects approximately six out of every 100 people. Lauren Solotar, chief psychologist at the May Institute, Norwood, Mass., describes it as a biochemical imbalance in the brains hypothalamus gland triggered by shortened days. There may be several symptoms, including changes in appetite...