Depression in Elderly Life: Psychological and Psychosocial Approaches

Abstract

Life depression at a later age due to its devastating effects is an important area of public health research. The elderly life depression linked with morbidity, deteriorating physical health, likelihood of suicide attempts and social cognitive functioning. All of which, in turn, are linked to increased life loss [1,2]. Depression tends to be less common in older adults than in earlier lifespan. All aspects of the older adult’s lifetime condition are risk, protective factors, health, etiology, and outcomes. The impact of depression on older people is entirely different from younger people. However Effective treatment of older adults with depression, it often occurs with other medical illnesses and disabilities and it doubles an elderly person’s risk of cardiac problems and increases their risk of death from this illness [3]. Many research studies shown that the presence of depression increases the chances of death and depression reduces an elderly person’s ability to recover. This paper will explore an overview of the psychological theories, factors related to risk, prevention and late life treatment of depression. The possible cause of late depression is an individual’s response with experiences during losses of loved ones and stressful life events [4]. Review ARTicle