Right At Home Kalamazoo shares tips on how to help prevent senior loved ones being isolated during cold, winter months. During the holidays, seniors experience a flurry of activity and companionship, ...

Karolinska Institutet has discovered that an already registered antidepressant, duloxetine, may also have positive effects on memory and cognitive functions in the elderly. "Both depression and ...

Dean Longo noticed a reoccurring issue while providing in-home services to older people. Instead of recognizing the symptoms of depression, family members often confused behaviors with signs of aging ...

Late-life depression (LLD) is a frequent complication of the aging process, occurring in up to 5% of senior adults and in a higher proportion of subjects with coexistent medical illnesses. The average ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first pillar is exercise, which ranks as one of the most effective known lifestyle interventions for depression. These ...

Depression is often misunderstood in older adults, especially men. Many people assume that sadness is a normal part of aging, but clinical depression is not inevitable. In senior men, depression can ...

Depression and dementia may be more closely linked than previously recognized, according to new research from the University of Nottingham published in eClinicalMedicine. The study found that ...