Winter is almost here — the days are already getting shorter and everything is definitely getting colder. Along with an unfriendly clime, these winter months can usher in some unwelcome feelings in the guise of the “winter blues.”

Prakash Masand M.D., a Duke University psychiatrist and founder of the Centers of Psychiatric Excellence, (www.copepsychiatry.com) offers these tips:

Prakash Masand, M.D., a Duke University psychiatrist and founder of the Centers of Psychiatric Excellence (copepsychiatry.com), offers these tips:

In a new interview with Esquire Magazine, Bruce Springsteen is opening up about his struggles with mental illness. The singer talks about a breakdown he had at age 32, admits to relying on multiple medications to remain mentally stable and even discusses his struggles with his identity and feeling like an “empty vessel.”