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To Be Old and Sad

by Nathan Billing

Depression, one of the most common causes of mental dysfunction in older persons, is also one of the most misdiagnosed and mistreated. It may result from something as simple as a drug's side effects or as complex as a continuing, lifelong battle with depressive symptoms.

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