The statistics on suicide among people older than age 60 are frightening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that in 2011, more than 9,000 older adults died by suicide. Depression and economic insecurity are major risk factors for suicide in elders, and depression remains a...
Depression is a common mental disorder that physically and mentally affects the individual [2]. The number of people with this problem explains the term “common” since, according to WHO [3], 280 million people suffer from this pathology, where 5% are adults, and 5.7% are older adults ...
ImportanceDepression in older adults is a common psychiatric disorder affecting their health-related quality of life. Major depression occurs in 2% of adults aged 55 years or older, and its prevalence rises with increasing age. In addition, 10% to 15% of older adults have clinically significant ...
thetricyclic antidepressants(TCAs), and theatypicalantidepressants. TCAs are sometimes prescribed in adults in severe cases of depression or when SSRI medications don't work but have been determined not to be largely effective in treating teen depression. Themonoamine oxidase...
Why is depression in older adults hard to recognize? It can be hard to tell the difference between depression and illnesses such as dementia. Also, older adults may not talk to their doctor about their sad or anxious feelings because they are embarrassed. But depression is nothing to be ...
Physical Injury and Psychological Impact: Understanding the High Risk of Depression on Older Adults with Recurrent Falls Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Research Examining urban-rural differences in the impact of Internet use on older adults’ depression: evidence from China Kai Sun, Data Science...
Mental health is important in older age; neighborhood environment is considered a protective factor of depression. Research has established that a critical indicator of neighborhood environment, street connectivity, is related to older people's health. H
More than half (55%) of adults who were taking antidepressants, but who still had moderate to severe depressive symptoms, were obese. Men aged 60 years and older with depression were more likely to be obese than men in that age group without depression, but obesity rates did not differ wit...
Screening for suicide risk in adolescents, adults, and older adults in primary care: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(10):719-726. doi:10.7326/M14-0589PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 57. US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for ...
The variation in central symptoms of anxiety and depression over time may be associated with gradual changes in perceived changes in mental stress among immigrant older adults over three periods. So, the interesting thing is that the perception of the COVID-19 threat may decrease at T3. ‘Panic...