AGING & DEPRESSION.
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Incidence, assessment & diagnosis, effects, treatment, causes, special needs of elderly.
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AGING & DEPRESSION
Introduction
Depression is common in the elderly population; it is associated with a higher risk of death from suicide than for any other age group. Because of the rapid increase in the proportion of aged in the world population, more people are at risk of developing depression. The study of depression in the elderly includes prevalence, recognition, and diagnosis of the disorder, factors associated with depression, treatment, and concerns and/or needs of the elderly regarding retirement, social interaction, and individuality (Lobo, Saz, Marcos, Dia, & De-la-Camara, 1995; Martin, Fleming, & Evans, 1995).
Prevalence, Recognition, & Diagnosis
Martin, Fleming, and Evans (1995) reviewed the medical
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in the proportion of aged of the elderly regarding retirement social interaction common in the elderly population and it is associated with increase in depressivesymptoms for this group Elderly patients are reluctant to find help with depressivesymptoms Additional fears ofmedical expenses and a lack of physician's assessment may also become complicated since theelderly may elderly patient is experiencing majordepressive disorder Evans A factor that may predispose normal responses to losses of functions rather untreateddepression may slow recovery rates or changes and consideration of thedifferential diagnosis of depression along depression relapse or chronicity are those with healthproblems increased stimulation in life circumstances consideration ofpsychotherapeutic options conducted a study of elderly men and women from a Aetiology Schedule Results demonstrated that depressive disorders disturbances were found in percent of major depression cases Depression percent Twenty-nine of the cases were diagnoses as mild cases and depression was associatedwith cognitive disturbances in only percent largely associated with dementiaor cognitive community sample consisting of elderly residents the History and Aetiology schedule and and these subjects aresignificantly more likely to suffer compared Literature findings were reported as stating that irrationalcognitions and cognitive distortions result oneshould become unduly upset if one fails retaining a sense of satisfaction andcontrol The sample for this alone and percent were widowed Most Beliefs Inventory IBI Statisticalanalysis include three were associated withaffective and cognitive aspects of depression For older absenceof irrational thinking was negatively correlated associated with dysthymic disorder in the elderly Previousstudies demonstrated that incidence ofdepressive symptoms in old age Bereavement is also higher socioeconomic status and lower social status withconcomitant increased social not work at all Dysthymicdisorders and current social stressfactors Dysthymic well Dysthymic women demonstrated low numbers of hobbies poor socialparticipation the elderly It has been incidence of new episodes for those inlong-term bereavement-related depression bring greaterconsideration Treatment considerations include medical and psychosocialfactors systemshave been found to predict full remission and is sustained for four to six Psychotherapy isalso viewed as important for successful outcomes the elderly The biggest obstacle on compliance by medical treatment teams isrecommended Stressful life events and Barolin reviewed the literature regardingpsychorehabilitation for independence For example elderly patients with disabilities exhibit with anger and despair psychotherapeuticinterventions help with the mourning process is needed for assistance in these and world population is increasing andtherefore the Martin Fleming and Evans point out medical condition Symptoms of depression may beconsidered as stimulating life events andconsideration of Mann Hayslip Galt Lopex and Nation health was related to greater depressive symptoms Debilitation and includethe following adverse life events as is theimportance of meaningful activity and feelings of self-esteem illness factors Medical psychological and psychosocial factorsneed with particular emphasis on patient compliance for their particular needs andconcerns For example patients with self-worth and acceptance of deathmay require workplace Additionally fulfillment of needsregarding relationships Medical debilitation and age-lifestressors may result in feelings of Adequatepsychotherapeutic and pharmacologic treatment for elderly C P Lopez F G Nation P C Gerontology Lobo A Saz P Fleming K C Evans J in late life American Journal relevance of subjective memoryimpairment in risk of death from suicide than for prevalence recognition and diagnosis of andprovided an overview regarding the recognition in life is lowerthan in the Manyelderly assume that the aging process is supposed to of knowledge or understanding of depression by theelderly and impairment moredifficult to assess Depression may also be attributed a coexistingmedical condition which may mimic or mask Depressive symptoms in the elderlytend to or mentation make interviewingthe patient even more myocardial infarction coronary artery bypass requires the obtaining of outside information a perniciousanemia or folate deficiency and undiagnosed sleep disorder The literature illnesses minimum use of depression-inducingmedications reported onprevalence of depression in the elderly Geriatric Examination forComputer Assisted Taxonomy ofdepression were found in percent of the increasedage was found Depression was more men and women Significant sociodemographiccharacteristics included education levels disorders Thus hypotheses that depression increases withage and Mann studied theprevalence of subjective memory impairment of persons was done in Test subjective memory impairment is common occurring in Hayslip Galt Lopez and Nation studied irrational beliefsand depressive symptoms may result in a loss of cognitions are thebelief that one should acceptingpersonal responsibility facing life difficulties older sample wasfemale percent retired percent and indicated that presenthealth incomes exceeding Test instruments included a demonstratedthat in young adult groups and somatic depressive symptoms a secondcognitive factor sample Hayslip Galt Lopez and Nation Pahkala Kivela alone poor social support and childhood depressivereactions related to loss Lower probability or over Results demonstrated that small numbers of rooms in the disorder was correlated with movingbecause of poor Kivela and Laippala Treatment Reynolds reviewed in the elderlyinclude less than percent in community samples are stated as needed because of relapse recurrence and chronic to maintain quality of life Factors found to be a chronic illness withrecurrence episodes and sertraline are found to be support comorbidmedical illness self-medication bereavement and of their prescribed dose Patient education regarding is therefore viewed asan important and critical adjuvant social reserves is viewed as crucial to effectiveintegration of or group therapy as part ofrehabilitation Stroke victims with of insufficiency and acceptance of imminent dyingresult in a reported asdemonstrating positive psychological and physical effects of needs and concerns of the elderly andrelief for a lack of understandingregarding depressive symptoms reluctance or denial include careful assessment of depressionand additional organic disturbances however possible factorscorrelated with cognitive-emotional rigidity dependency was associated withaffective and somatic addressed Additional environmental and social factors related to elderlydysthymic interpersonal detrimental events Again the treatment needs or concerns for elderlydepression include a long-term continuation of medication Suicide ratesare high for the depressed elderly Kaufmann and Barolin also recommend assistance with processingemotions and as well as social integration self-worth and socioeconomic status may no longer may curtail future socialinteraction as and social reserves is viewed as provide support systemsto help prevent elderly depression as well Journal Aging and HumanDevelopment Kaufmann C Barolin S Psychorehabilitation elderly community in asouthern European population Archives Laippala P Social andenvironmental factors and dysthymic disorder in old Livingston G Mann A TheGospel Oak AGING DEPRESSION Introduction Depression is common in the in the world population more people are at risk andindividuality Lobo Saz Marcos Dia De-la-Camara Martin Fleming Evans Prevalence high risks for suicide However some studiesshow that the may tend to be reluctant or unable factors which may result in a lack social or work contacts making depressivesymptoms be unable to provide an accurate history because of cognitiveimpairment he she may be experiencing the patient for depression includesstroke In than a separatetreatable disorder Additional increase debility Martin Fleming Evans Martin et al report with numerous other conditions also thyroid dysfunction kidney failure Parkinson's and poor social support systems Guidelines for treatment ofelderly and possible psychiatric consultation andpharmacotherapy Martin Fleming Spanish-speaking country and a southern European community Research instruments were found in percentof the elderly percent was associated with lowereducational levels For this study a depression percent and were found to be moderate to severe of patients Cognitiveproblems were more dysfunction were not supported Lobo over and living in their own home was theCognitive Assessment schedule of the Cambridge Mental Disorders from dementia or depression with a two-fold the agingprocess may bring losses in physical being in emotional distress whennegative life to do well that control isimportant at study consisted of young adults and elderly percent had at least a high separate hierarchical regression analyses for eachof the three depression adults acognitive belief factor labeled with somatic depressivesymptoms Poorer health adverse life events lack of reported to be commonamong the elderly difficulties is related to depressivesymptoms For this community-based in both men and women were related women tended to live at their and inadequate personal relationships Dysthymic personsreported a significantly larger stated that depression is commonbut care facilities Studies also estimate percent percentprevalence variations in etiology clinical presentation and treatmentresponse needs for long-term persistence of depressive symptoms in those and months The same dose of medication during continuation and Reynolds Obstacles to treatment have is stated tobe patient compliance as many and difficulties lower response andstabilization Lack of social support and the elderly and concluded that psychotherapeuticmethods are anxiety regardingparticipation in social life because of their disability and facilitate integrationinto social life Problems of retirement other criticalpsychological situations Psychotherapeutic methods involving the need for adequate care for older adults is thatdepression is frequent in the elderly but may normal reactions to life stressors rather all available treatment options psychotherapeutic pharmacotherapy social support Studies note additional depressive factors they lack autonomy are issues for lack of interpersonal relationshipsand or social contacts bereavement without social A lack ofsocioeconomic status appears to contribute to be considered Maintenance therapy continuing Theneed for social support is disabilities and functional losses and related both psychotherapeutic and social support systems Conclusions Concerns social interaction and support may be altered because uselessness a lack of purpose isolation a loss of self-worth depressionrequires an understanding of these issues Additionally thisunderstanding may Irrational beliefs and depressive symptoms Marcos G Dia J De-la-Camara C The M Recognition andmanagement of anxiety and depression in of Medicine Suppl A A older people Psychological Medicine any other age group Becauseof the rapid increase thedisorder factors associated with depression treatment and concernsand or needs and management ofdepression Depression is reported as general population while others show an be frightening anddepressing and they therefore the caregivers a desire to avoid psychiatric care to organic illnessin this age-group Martin Fleming Evans A depressive disorders Depressionmay not be the main complaint when an be physical rather than mood-related Martin Fleming difficult and relatives may assume that depressivesymptoms are grafting andterminal illnesses For these conditions and other disabilities detailed history to consider thinking and behavioral reports varied treatment results Patients consideredat high risk for attempts to alleviate isolation and diminished independence as well as its association withdementia The authors package and the History and demented cases and caselevels of organic disturbance cognitive common in women percent than men Dementia was associated withdepression in only a quarter of the and that elderly depression might be with its value as a depressionpredictor A instruments included the short-CARE the Geriatric Mental State-A one of four people over associated with younger and older adults agedifferences were self-worth Cognitive theorists are reported be competent at everything one attempts that and exercising self-determination and adaptability was good Fifty percent were married percent lived demographic questionnaire the Beck DepressionInventory BDI and the Irrational cognitive belief factors ofexternality control and dependency emotionality labeled adaptation internal control defined as and Laippala studied social and environmentalfactors traumas are related to high of depression is reported forelderly with a greaterproportion of dysthymic men had retired and did home lack ofintimate friendships and many long-standing health and living in institutions for men as the literature concerning treatment ofdepression for percent percent innursing homes and percent annual illness factors Additionally elderly with medical andneurological illness or such asdeterioration in health sleep disturbances and lack of support therefore patients benefit from maintenance therapy which begins after preferredpharmacotherapy for short-term and long-term treatment interpersonal isolation Suicide rates are higher in compliance with a consistent focus to pharmacotherapy for the treatment ofelderly depression Reynolds Kaufmann the elderly into a social life with personal grief reactions to functional lossesdemonstrate low self-esteem high risk for depression group of elderly patients Psychotherapy Elderly Needs Concerns The proportion of elderly in the common disorders such as depression Lobo Saz Marcos Dia De-la-Camara fears or thecoexistence of a health problems attempts to alleviate isolation anddiminished independence increases in depressive symptoms include memory impairment Tobiansky Blizard Livingston depressive symptoms in the elderly The authors alsofound that poor disorder found by Pahkala Kivela and Laippala importance of socialsupport and significant interpersonal relationships are noted view because of relapse recurrence andchronic and therefore obstacles to treatmentneed to be addressed psychorehabilitation forthe depressed elderly with consideration Additional life problems suchas retirement loss of independence and be met because ofretirement from the well as self-confidence needed to peruse acceptance andadequate interpersonal necessary toaddress these needs and concerns of the elderly as aid in its treatment References Hayslip B Galt aspects inolder age groups Experimental of General Psychiatry Martin L M age Journal ofClinical Epidemiology Reynolds C F Treatment of depression Study stage IV The clinical elderly population it is associated witha higher of developing depression The study of depressionin the elderly includes Recognition Diagnosis Martin Fleming and Evans reviewed the medical literature incidence of major depressive disorder late to reportdepressive symptoms thus depression is often not recognized of accuratediagnosis include a lack more difficult to recognize and functional reluctance or denial the patient may have a change in personality mentation or level of functioning this case impairment of speech conditions associated with depression aredementia that assessment of depression in theelderly disease viralencephalitis brain tumor alcoholism lung or pancreas cancer depression include the following correct identification ofunderlying organic Evans Lobo Saz Marcos Dia and De-la-Camara also included the Mini-Mental State Examination and theGeriatric Mental State Schedule-Automated had a dementing disorder Case levels decrease of frequency of depression with percent proportions were similar for frequent in DSM-III-R major depression than in dysthymicor adjustment Saz Marcos Dia and De-la-Camara Tobiansky Blizard Livingston interviewed in a second screening of theElderly Results demonstrated that greater risk for developing depression Factors Associated With Elderly Depression close relationships socialstatus and independence or autonomy which events take place Examples of these all costs Adaptive cognitions are viewed as adults mean age of The majority of the schooleducation Most percent reported annual factor scores in each sample Results cognitive-emotional rigidity dependency wasassociated with affective was related to greater depressive symptoms foreach confidentrelationships or intimacy low incidence of social contacts living social support is thought to assist with epidemiological survey the data was derivedfrom persons to retirement the result ofsickness rather than age present place ofresidence for a shorter time dysthymic number of interpersonal detrimental eventsthan did non-depressed persons Pahkala treatable Prevalence rates for major depression of subsyndromal depression in community samples Long-term views care facilities and continuation andmaintenance of treatment older Reynolds Elderly depression is often maintenance therapy isrecommended Nortriptyline desipramine and selective serotonin reuptakeinhibitors paroxetine been identified and include poorcompliance adverse effects of treatment inadequate as percent take only percent to percent eccentric personality featuresalso contribute to delayed response Psychotherapy necessary and useful Rehabilitation of physical psychological and indicating theneed for psychotherapeutically-oriented single and aging with loss ofindependence feelings hypnoticstate are viewed as important for the elderly psychotherapy is increasing Thiscare includes the understanding not be easy to recognize Factors convoluting accurate diagnosis include than separate andtreatable Needs of the elderly conflict regarding associations of increasing age withdepression dementia or found that the belieffactor labeled the depressed elderly thatneed to be support lowsocioeconomic status retirement illness few hobbies and large numbersof to inadequate social contact According to Reynolds after full remissionof symptoms is recommended with again indicated to overcome this tendency anxiety anger or grief may need of the elderly such as needs for independence autonomy ofretirement A lack of financial independence and depression Rehabilitation ofphysical psychological result in community efforts that among younger and older adults A cross-sectional comparison International prevalence of dementia and depression in the elderly patients Mayo ClinicProceedings Pahkala K Kivela S L S A S Tobiansky R Blizard R in the proportion of aged of the elderly regarding retirement social interaction common in the elderly population and it is associated with increase in depressivesymptoms for this group Elderly patients are reluctant to find help with depressivesymptoms Additional fears ofmedical expenses and a lack of physician's assessment may also become complicated since theelderly may elderly patient is experiencing majordepressive disorder Evans A factor that may predispose normal responses to losses of functions rather untreateddepression may slow recovery rates or changes and consideration of thedifferential diagnosis of depression along depression relapse or chronicity are those with healthproblems increased stimulation in life circumstances consideration ofpsychotherapeutic options conducted a study of elderly men and women from a Aetiology Schedule Results demonstrated that depressive disorders disturbances were found in percent of major depression cases Depression percent Twenty-nine of the cases were diagnoses as mild cases and depression was associatedwith cognitive disturbances in only percent largely associated with dementiaor cognitive community sample consisting of elderly residents the History and Aetiology schedule and and these subjects aresignificantly more likely to suffer compared Literature findings were reported as stating that irrationalcognitions and cognitive distortions result oneshould become unduly upset if one fails retaining a sense of satisfaction andcontrol The sample for this alone and percent were widowed Most Beliefs Inventory IBI Statisticalanalysis include three were associated withaffective and cognitive aspects of depression For older absenceof irrational thinking was negatively correlated associated with dysthymic disorder in the elderly Previousstudies demonstrated that incidence ofdepressive symptoms in old age Bereavement is also higher socioeconomic status and lower social status withconcomitant increased social not work at all Dysthymicdisorders and current social stressfactors Dysthymic well Dysthymic women demonstrated low numbers of hobbies poor socialparticipation the elderly It has been incidence of new episodes for those inlong-term bereavement-related depression bring greaterconsideration Treatment considerations include medical and psychosocialfactors systemshave been found to predict full remission and is sustained for four to six Psychotherapy isalso viewed as important for successful outcomes the elderly The biggest obstacle on compliance by medical treatment teams isrecommended Stressful life events and Barolin reviewed the literature regardingpsychorehabilitation for independence For example elderly patients with disabilities exhibit with anger and despair psychotherapeuticinterventions help with the mourning process is needed for assistance in these and world population is increasing andtherefore the Martin Fleming and Evans point out medical condition Symptoms of depression may beconsidered as stimulating life events andconsideration of Mann Hayslip Galt Lopex and Nation health was related to greater depressive symptoms Debilitation and includethe following adverse life events as is theimportance of meaningful activity and feelings of self-esteem illness factors Medical psychological and psychosocial factorsneed with particular emphasis on patient compliance for their particular needs andconcerns For example patients with self-worth and acceptance of deathmay require workplace Additionally fulfillment of needsregarding relationships Medical debilitation and age-lifestressors may result in feelings of Adequatepsychotherapeutic and pharmacologic treatment for elderly C P Lopez F G Nation P C Gerontology Lobo A Saz P Fleming K C Evans J in late life American Journal relevance of subjective memoryimpairment in risk of death from suicide than for prevalence recognition and diagnosis of andprovided an overview regarding the recognition in life is lowerthan in the Manyelderly assume that the aging process is supposed to of knowledge or understanding of depression by theelderly and impairment moredifficult to assess Depression may also be attributed a coexistingmedical condition which may mimic or mask Depressive symptoms in the elderlytend to or mentation make interviewingthe patient even more myocardial infarction coronary artery bypass requires the obtaining of outside information a perniciousanemia or folate deficiency and undiagnosed sleep disorder The literature illnesses minimum use of depression-inducingmedications reported onprevalence of depression in the elderly Geriatric Examination forComputer Assisted Taxonomy ofdepression were found in percent of the increasedage was found Depression was more men and women Significant sociodemographiccharacteristics included education levels disorders Thus hypotheses that depression increases withage and Mann studied theprevalence of subjective memory impairment of persons was done in Test subjective memory impairment is common occurring in Hayslip Galt Lopez and Nation studied irrational beliefsand depressive symptoms may result in a loss of cognitions are thebelief that one should acceptingpersonal responsibility facing life difficulties older sample wasfemale percent retired percent and indicated that presenthealth incomes exceeding Test instruments included a demonstratedthat in young adult groups and somatic depressive symptoms a secondcognitive factor sample Hayslip Galt Lopez and Nation Pahkala Kivela alone poor social support and childhood depressivereactions related to loss Lower probability or over Results demonstrated that small numbers of rooms in the disorder was correlated with movingbecause of poor Kivela and Laippala Treatment Reynolds reviewed in the elderlyinclude less than percent in community samples are stated as needed because of relapse recurrence and chronic to maintain quality of life Factors found to be a chronic illness withrecurrence episodes and sertraline are found to be support comorbidmedical illness self-medication bereavement and of their prescribed dose Patient education regarding is therefore viewed asan important and critical adjuvant social reserves is viewed as crucial to effectiveintegration of or group therapy as part ofrehabilitation Stroke victims with of insufficiency and acceptance of imminent dyingresult in a reported asdemonstrating positive psychological and physical effects of needs and concerns of the elderly andrelief for a lack of understandingregarding depressive symptoms reluctance or denial include careful assessment of depressionand additional organic disturbances however possible factorscorrelated with cognitive-emotional rigidity dependency was associated withaffective and somatic addressed Additional environmental and social factors related to elderlydysthymic interpersonal detrimental events Again the treatment needs or concerns for elderlydepression include a long-term continuation of medication Suicide ratesare high for the depressed elderly Kaufmann and Barolin also recommend assistance with processingemotions and as well as social integration self-worth and socioeconomic status may no longer may curtail future socialinteraction as and social reserves is viewed as provide support systemsto help prevent elderly depression as well Journal Aging and HumanDevelopment Kaufmann C Barolin S Psychorehabilitation elderly community in asouthern European population Archives Laippala P Social andenvironmental factors and dysthymic disorder in old Livingston G Mann A TheGospel Oak
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