Depression Symptoms in Older Adults

Womenscorner Desk

September 20, 2020

Depression is not a normal part of growing older, and it should never be taken lightly. Unfortunately, depression often goes undiagnosed and untreated in older adults, and they may feel reluctant to seek help. Symptoms of depression may be different or less obvious in older adults, such as:

- Memory difficulties or personality changes.

- Physical aches or pain.

- Fatigue, loss of appetite, sleep problems or loss of interest in sex not caused by a medical condition or medication.

- Often wanting to stay at home, rather than going out to socialize or doing new things.

- Suicidal thinking or feelings, especially in older men.

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