Is it just post-holiday blues or is it more serious?

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Many people experience the joy and cheer brought on by the parties and family gatherings of the holiday season. However, for some people it can be a time of loneliness, sadness and stress. For others, the time right after the holidays may be when symptoms of a serious problem become most evident. “Military service members may be prone to the blues around the holidays,” says Dr. Kimberly Buckingham, a clinical psychologist with the Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen. “Especially when you are supposed to be spending more time with those you love, a permanent change of station, or PCS, and separation from family and friends may leave you feeling more sad or isolated during the…