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Aging Parent's Depression

Depression is common in aging parents, as they face up to diminished mental and physical abilities and come to terms with their mortality. Side effects from medication can also cause depression. Learn more.

Articles About Aging Parent's Depression
  • How to Spot the Warning Signs of Depression
    Depression in elders is very common, but not so easy to spot. As a person ages, the signs of depression are much more varied than when a person is younger. However, effective treatment is available.
  • When a Serious Diagnosis Causes a Senior to Consider Suicide
    A health diagnosis could cause a senior to consider suicide. Heath news or a serious diagnosis may cause a senior to consider suicide, but caregiver intervention and the development of productive coping techniques can help.
  • What to Say When a Senior Says, “I Just Want to Die.”
    How are you supposed to respond when your elderly loved one says they just want to die? Here are 4 ways to respond when a senior says, “I Just Want to Die.”
  • Little-Known Winter Dangers For Elders
    Seasonal affective disorder(SAD) and vitamin D deficiency can be hazardous to a senior’s health, particularly during the winter. Seasonal affective disorder can result in depression like symptoms, including; a loss of energy, an increased appetite and an enhanced feeling of lethargy and tiredness.
  • Reducing Loneliness in Elders around the Holidays
    Elders can experience loneliness during the holiday season. The holidays can bring isolation, loss, and a feeling of loneliness to an elderly loved one even though holidays should be happy times.
  • Pseudobulbar Affect: Just Another Name for Depression?
    Crying is not always depression and some seniors tend to laugh at the wrong times. Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a little-known neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable bouts of emotion such as laughing and crying.
  • Holiday Depression: Strategies for Overcoming Holiday Blues
    Depression hits hard during the holidays for a variety of reasons and can affect both you and your loved ones. Let's take a good look at what can cause holiday depression and how to avoid it this year.
  • Does Moving to a Nursing Home Cause Depression?
    Moving to a nursing home can feel like a loss of independence,a life-long home, and friends. As a result, people in nursing homes are highly susceptible to depression. We show how to lift the gloom.
  • Depression Among Elderly People
    An overview of depression in the elderly. What is depression, and how can caregivers recognize the symptoms of depression in their parents?
  • Depression Among Elderly People
    An overview of depression in the elderly. What is depression, and how can caregivers recognize the symptoms of depression in their parents?
  • How to Help Someone Who is Depressed
    If you think your elderly parent is depressed, don't ignore the problem. Here are some ways family and friends can help a depressed person.
  • How to Help Someone Who is Depressed
    If you think your elderly parent is depressed, don't ignore the problem. Here are some ways family and friends can help a depressed person.
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