Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the ...

Depression in older adults, also called geriatric depression, is a mental and emotional disorder affecting older adults. Feelings of sadness and occasional “blue” moods are normal. However ...

The prevalence of depression in older adults is impacted by age, gender, marital status, education, income, and volunt ...

Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the ...

A new study assessed the relationship between leisure activity and depression in older adults. Though the two are not linked, ...

A study published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society on Wednesday finds that older adults face lower odds for depression if they didn’t have depression earlier in life or had higher income ...

In adults 65 or older, excluding regional heterogeneity, those with multimorbidity vs those without were more likely to develop geriatric depression.

Study reveals five depressive symptom trajectories, with stable-high and increasing patterns significantly raising all-cause ...

In this longitudinal cohort study of older drivers, adults with major depressive disorder demonstrated distinct and riskier driving ...

A recent study reveals that older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) tend to drive in riskier ways compared to those ...

Both major and minor depression are reported in 13% of community dwelling older adults, 24% of older medical outpatients and 43% of both acute care and nursing home dwelling older adults.

Depression is not a normal part of aging. Growing older certainly involves a variety of life stressors that can lead to ...