Depression in the Elderly
- Author
- Florida Psychiatric Society
- Published
- Mon 02 Nov 2009
- Episode Link
- http://www.floridapsych.org
A psychiatrist discusses and outlines the important issues of finding and treating depressions in the elderly. There is a disturbing incidence of suicide in this age group. Many depressions are readily treatable. Some depressions can present as what may be considered dementia.