For many older adults, the "golden years" are indeed golden. My parents, who are both over the age of 65, are enjoying their retirement here in Northern California. My father is supervising the building of their new house and my mother runs a website she created for senior women. They go to baseball games and symphonies, among other activities, and spend a lot of time taking their grandchildren to museums of all kinds. I think they probably would be a good commercial for vitamins marketed to...
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Aging and Depression: Be Vigilant About Monitoring Your Elders’...
By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Expert
When my mother made the decision, after yet another fall that shook her sense of safety, to move to the nursing home where my dad lived, my... Read more »
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Recognizing Depression in Older Men
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In many ways older men present healthcare workers and others with issues that belong to a particular generation. Not only may a sense of... Read more »
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Insomnia and Depression in Young and Old
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"It is not the need for sleep but the ability that diminishes with age." This quote, from Harold Rubin, Rehabilitation Counselor,... Read more »
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The Ill and the Elderly
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When I first wrote about suicide - 30 years ago - I was a terribly depressed person, trying to understand the deaths in my own family.... Read more »
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Elders, Eye Health and Depression
By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Expert
A study about the connection between an elder's eyesight and depression was conducted recently at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.... Read more »
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Depression: elderly
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression is a medical illness in which a person has persistent feelings of sadness,often with discouragement and a lack of self-worth.Depression in... Read more »
Depression: elderly
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Many of the usual symptoms of depression may be present in the elderly. See: Depression - major for more details.Depression in the elderly may be... Read more »
Anxiety in the Elderly
It was previously thought that as a person ages, the level of anxiety and the increase in anxiety disorders in the elderly decreased. According to... Read more »
Journal watch: Zocor may cause depression in some
A small study of elderly patients has found that simvastatin (Zocor) causes symptoms of depression in some. Of the 31 patients taking simvastatin, 4... Read more »
Depression Risk
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
According to major surveys, major depressive disorder affects nearly 15 million Americans (about 7% of the adult population) in a given year. While... Read more »
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