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 generally ...

[Asia Economy reporters Han Seung-gon, Heo Mi-dam, and intern reporter Kim Bong-ju] "They curse, ignore, hit... it's just scary..." On the 15th, Kim (82, female), an elderly woman met near Nakwon ...

Depression in elderly people is causing early mortality, a University of Liverpool study has found. Depression in elderly people is causing early mortality, a University of Liverpool study has found.

Then, at age 60, she began psychotherapy she describes as “life-changing.” What made it so powerful, she told me, was that the therapist helped her let go of shame. “I’d be beating up on myself and ...

Researchers set out to explore the connection between hip fracture and depression, as both conditions are a public health issue among older olds. The team wanted to see how having depression before a ...

BOSTON — For elderly people who suffer bouts of depression, drugs work surprisingly better than psychotherapy at keeping these black spells from returning, suggests the longest study ever in patients ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Updated findings from the Prolonging Remission in Depressed Elderly (PRIDE) study continue to support the use of right unilateral electrode placement and ultrabrief pulse ...

NEW YORK - Depressed older adults who are at risk of suicide need especially intense and prolonged treatment for their depression, a new study suggests. Researchers found that while antidepressants ...

Many people struggling with depression are hyper-aware of how they're perceived by others in social interactions and situations, according to a study from the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, ...

ROME -- When four Italian police officers entered an apartment in Rome, their hearts broke for what they found inside. They were responding to reports of loud sobbing inside the apartment. When they ...