Depression
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Depression can occur in Alzheimer's patients, due to frustration at memory loss, confusion or generally due to aging. Depression can be even more complicated in Alzheimer's patients, because the disease is a brain disorder. Depression is also a common side effect of medications that are frequently prescribed to the elderly. If you feel your loved one is showing signs of depression, talk to your doctor about what can be done to relieve the symptoms.
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Depression, mental illness and Alzheimer’s still carry stigma
People who have depression, dementia and other illnesses that affect the brain still suffer from social stigma. We, as a population, like to think that we are more enlightened than this, but most of us don't need to follow a study to see this stigma in action. Insurance companies still treat mental illness separately from physical…
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