Living Longer Depression Free: A Family Guide to Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Depression in Later Life

by Mark D. Miller

Both geriatric psychiatrists at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Miller and Reynolds here share their 20-plus years' experience of working with older people suffering from depression. As the authors remind readers, the incidence of depression significantly rises with age, and suicide, highly associated with depression, is five times more common in later life.

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