According to the National Institutes of Health, about 2 million of the 35 million Americans age 65 or older suffer from depression. Another 5 million suffer from less severe forms of depression. Drugs called antidepressants work to normalize brain...
According to a 2005 report from the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, anxiety occurs in 10 percent of the elderly population. The most commonly diagnosed condition is generalized anxiety disorder, and symptoms are often linked to decreased...
According to the National Institutes of Health, 2 million elderly Americans suffer from full-blown depression, and another 5 million suffer from less-severe forms of depression. Elderly depression has several causes, from isolation to medical...
The National Institute of Mental Health reports depression as one of the diseases commonly associated with suicide in older adults (see Reference 1). Unfortunately, most depression in the elderly goes unrecognized and untreated. Older adults can...
All depression drugs, regardless of their type, have been shown to be effective in treating elderly patients. First-generation antidepressants, the oldest type, have been used since the 1950s. Dangers associated with them resulted in development...
Many of the changes that take place in the lives of the elderly cause sadness and concern. Those with few coping skills may fall into a depression when loved ones die or their health deteriorates. While depression is not a normal part of the aging...
Dizziness is a symptom that can be difficult to describe and even mean different things to different people. More specific forms of dizziness include presyncopal light-headedness, vertigo, dysequilibrium and nonspecific dizziness. Presyncopal...
Virchow-Robin spaces surround the arteries in the brain, and can only be seen using a microscope or in magnetic resonance images when dilated. According to a January 2006 study published in the "Brain Injury Journal," the relationship between the...
Modern food processing techniques have given modern man an abundance of convenient and tasty foods to eat. Unfortunately, these benefits come with a cost. According to an article in "Medical Hypotheses," processed foods frequently have much of the...
Ginkgo biloba is an herb obtained from the ginkgo tree, which can live for up to 1,000 years, says The University of Maryland Medical Center. It is also one of the most extensively studied botanicals still being used today. In Europe and the...
One of the reasons why psychological disorders in the elderly are more difficult to diagnose is that few people expect these issues. Instead, they may credit the isolation to aging or diminished social circles. The elderly fail to report these...
Deficiencies of certain vitamins can alter the way your brain functions and leave you chronically tired or depressed. Sometimes boosting your vitamin levels can alleviate your symptoms. But before you rush out to the grocery store or reach for the...
