Many elderly people who suffer from depression due to various reasons, although depression can actually occur at all ages.
Here are the facts about depression in the elderly who need to know, namely:
1. Depression is a serious medical condition that can cause interference in the running of activities and functions of daily life someone who experienced it.
This contradicts the assumption many people that depression is due to the conditions experienced by an increasingly older age.
The people are very depressed or depressed can do things that will harm them.
Part of the brain that regulate behavior, feeling (mood), the mind, or was not functioning normally in people with depression.
2. Most people who have experienced depression do not get medical help.
Only 39% of people who suffer from severe depression who receive mental health professionals approach.
Many people who are depressed, their problem was never diagnosed or receive treatment according to their conditions and needs.
Some cases of depression in the elderly may be difficult to handle.
However, it was only a small part because most cases can be treated with talk therapy (talk therapy) and / or antidepressant drugs.
Handling and treatment easier and more effective if done immediately after the depression has been found.
3. The risk of depression is caused by three factors: psychological, environmental, and genetic factors.
If your parents have experienced depression then you have the risk you 3 times bigger, but that does not mean you will definitely suffer from depression.
4. Depression can lead to the emergence of multiple physical symptoms.
Chest pain, headache, dizziness, nausea, and feeling sickly are some symptoms that can arise due to depression.
Depression can also cause difficulty sleeping, changes in appetite, weight changes, and fatigue. In addition, depression can also lead to feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and irritability.
5. Depression in the elderly (seniors) could affect every elderly.
Depression does not just attack the elderly who have a history of emotional problems, but nearly all of the elderly can be affected by depression.
This is because depression can be triggered by trauma, disease, loneliness, chronic illness, finances, death of significant others, job loss, or a change in life.
6. Side effects of treatment and social isolation are two main causes of depression in the elderly.
