Ohio ranked among states with highest rates of seasonal depression

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio is ranked among the many prime 20 states with the best charges of seasonal melancholy, a brand new report exhibits.

The Buckeye State is ranked nineteenth for seasonal affective dysfunction, based on a report from QuoteWizard utilizing search analytics. While residents in hotter states do wrestle with seasonal melancholy, residents in colder, northern states are more likely to develop melancholy, the report mentioned.

Alaska takes first place, Vermont is second, New Hampshire is third, South Dakota is fourth and Maine is fifth. The report discovered Florida, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas have the bottom charges of seasonal melancholy.

QuoteWizard additionally discovered the highest 50 cities for seasonal melancholy are within the northern half of the U.S. Toledo is ranked nineteenth, Columbus is twenty fourth and Cleveland is twenty eighth.

Around 20 million folks undergo from seasonal melancholy every year, the report mentioned. Seasonal melancholy is a subtype of melancholy that often begins in fall or early winter, with on-line searches starting in August and peaking in late November and early December.

If you or somebody you already know is combating seasonal melancholy, native specialists can support in understanding your situation. Learn extra from the next organizations: