Depression among older people
Depression among older adults is common in the aging process. There are many steps that thy can take in order to overcome the sign and Symptoms. Depression has an effect on the way they live their daily life style. There are also many causes that contribute on depression of older adults.
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Minor depression is when the symptoms are less sever as compared to major depression is the symptoms are sever and they interfere with your ability to do daily activities. Dysthymic depression is depressive symptoms that actually last for two years or longer and is less sever than major depression.
The causes for depression
• Combinations of factors like brain chemistry, which is when they have different brain chemistry than those without the illness.
• Stress the lost of a spouse/partner or any situation that can trigger to depression.
• Genes older adults that suffer at young age are more at risk in developing depression and also if it is carried from a family history of depression. Older people usually suffer from restricted blood flow, which over time the vessels may stiffen and prevent blood flow from flowing to all organs especially the brain.
• Trauma is when at a young age the person is facing trauma and can affect them long term at an older age because the brain respond to fear and stress.
• Drug and alchol abuse if older people did it yound and still do that at an older age it effects them on having sever depression