The holidays can be a joyous and festive time, but for some, they trigger stress and loneliness, especially for those who have experienced loss in the last year. In a story produced by WVXU on the topic, James Herman, PhD, the chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology at the UC College of Medicine.
Herman told the radio station loneliness is a state of the brain that can have an emotional effect down the road and added that being around other people helps the brain combat stress.
"Actually, the whole notion of the social environment can reduce the biological effects of stress on the body," he says. "You actually have the ability to better fight off the stressful times that are associated with the holidays."
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