A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham found that older people tended to misuse emojis — such as surprised, fearful, sad and angry reactions — to express their ...

Older adults may also experience vitamin D deficiency during these darker seasons, and that, combined with SAD, can have damaging effects. Perhaps you or someone you know has been struggling with SAD.

@the1andonlyjenn2 It makes me sad when elderly people are working. I know its not always for sad reasons, sometimes people of any age just need to feel productive but its sad to think they may be ...

Savard said older people who are depressed may have more physical troubles and may pay increased attention to them. Early memory loss often causes depression, which can in turn accelerate memory loss.

Avoid 3 depression identification traps that keep depressed seniors in the dark. Despite retirement and grandkids, some seniors are robbed of fun by depression that may be hidden in plain sight.

Older adults with depressive symptoms are more likely than those without depression to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) within six years, according to a study conducted by researchers at the ...

Fact: It is not normal for older adults to be depressed. Signs of depression in older people include a loss of interest in activities, sleep disturbances and lethargy. Depression in the elderly is ...

Lifestyle changes such as little interaction, anxiety over healthcare, poverty, and shifting to a dependent lifestyle are just some ways the elderly can become depressed or fuel their depression ...

If an elderly person begins to feel depressed, he or she may assume that this is to be expected, and may not make concerted efforts to combat it." As you get older, you fear death more (Image ...

Depression in elderly people can include symptoms such as memory loss, making it hard to distinguish from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

Dear Amy: My 83-year-old widowed mother is depressed, and I don’t know how to help. She refuses to see a therapist and sees drugs as a crutch. She has always been a very private person, is ...