5 Coping Tips for Holiday Grief

Barbara Rhode, a Florida therapist, know that the holidays may pose a special challenge, especially with seniors: How to deal with grief?
Expectations are high for the holidays, a time when so many people feel low. And when it comes to the holiday blues and seniors, the statistics are staggering.
According to the National Institutes of Health, of the 36 million Americans age 65 or older, about 2 million suffer from full-blown depression. Another 5 million suffer from less severe forms of this illness.
It is not the actual holidays that intensify or spur depression, but the fact that the holidays tend to bring memories of earlier, happier times – times that older people miss.
Rhode points out, however, there is one major exception to this. If someone loses a loved one during the holiday season than naturally each year when the

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