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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 ...

“More than half of all cases of depression in older adults are newly arising,” says Alexa Knight, director in England at the Mental Health Foundation. That is, a person who has never had to struggle ...

Experiencing depression as an older adult can indicate that a person has dementia, according to a new study. Doctors should view older adults who experience depression later in life as possibly having ...

Researchers discovered that older adults who work less than full-time, especially those who are financially comfortable, face a higher risk of depression, suggesting that less work doesn’t always mean ...

A brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults, a study published last month in Brain Stimulation finds. People with higher levels of symptoms before treatment ...

Experts note the pathology of depression and memory loss overlap within the brain. The findings of this new research may have profound implications for therapeutic interventions for treating ...

Older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit riskier driving behaviors than their nondepressed peers, including hard braking, cornering, and unpredictable driving patterns, new research ...

A new study published in JMIR Aging developed and tested a new AI model called HOPE which uses Wi-Fi-based motion sensor data to detect depression in older adults without relying on intrusive wearable ...

Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United States reports a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...