From the January 2014 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
Depression in Older Adults: Meeting the Challenge
Older individuals are often hard to treat, and face greater risk for cognitive impairment and negative brain changes.
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Getting treatment for major depression is essential at any age, but it may be especially important for older individuals. Depressed older adults experience faster brain aging and cognitive decline and face a significantly greater risk of developing dementia than adults of a similar age who do not have depression, research suggests. A review of 23 […]