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Women who vacationed once or twice a year were half as likely to feel depressed

by Sarí Harrar

Women who vacationed once or twice a year were half as likely to feel depressed or stressed out as those who enjoyed less frequent R&R, according to a study of 1,500 Wisconsin women. What really shocked researchers: 23 percent took a vacation only once every two to five years and 19 percent just once every six years.

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