The arrival of COVID-19 brought a rise in mental health concerns and most Americans say the country faces a crisis. Older adults haven't been exempt from the mental toll of the pandemic, which has ...

Experiencing depression as an older adult can indicate that a person has dementia, according to a new study. Doctors should view older adults who experience depression later in life as possibly having ...

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was associated with significantly greater response and remission rates in people aged 85 years or older with depression than in those aged 18-35 years and with fewer ...

Social support interventions designed to combat depression and improve quality of life among older adults show limited effectiveness, according to a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Depression should not be considered a normal part of aging and should never be taken lightly. Feeling sad is a common reaction to loss, life struggles, or weakened self-esteem, but when those feelings ...

A study conducted in the Netherlands found older adults with depression were at greater risk of polypharmacy than those without depression. Findings of a longitudinal observational study carried out ...

A new study in PLOS ONE discusses the association between depression and obesity. Study: Associations between adiposity measures and depression and well-being scores: A cross-sectional analysis of ...

Older people – those between 65 and 80 – tended to cope better with anxiety and other mental health challenges during the COVID pandemic, according to a University of Michigan survey. In fact, they ...

Depression can strike at any age, but new data highlights its significant impact on older adults, where it is the most common mental health condition. Around one in five people in later life ...

A study of community dwellers estimated that 15% of the elderly showed significant depressive symptoms. A smaller subset (1% to 2%) met criteria for a major depressive disorder. In nursing homes, the ...