[45] The TCAs are effective agents in depression in the geriatric population with a long record of success. Nortriptyline is the best tolerated ... TCA therapy in the elderly, and anticholinergic ...

In psychotherapy, you speak in a private setting with a trained therapist. Depression in the elderly can worsen the problems associated with aging. It isn’t always easy to diagnose, but proper ...

Both Julia and Al sought help from their doctors, and each was diagnosed with depression, a disorder that's as common in the elderly as it is in younger people. And both, fortunately, were ...

While antipsychotics can be effective for some patients, they come with well-known side effects, including an increased risk ...

[31] Many medications are associated with depression ... opportunities for the depressed elderly to confront this issue directly. The physician may be the best person to broach the subject ...