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Clinical depression in elderly people is common. That does not mean it is normal. Depression in older people is also frequently confused with the effects of multiple illnesses and the medicines used to treat them. The likely reason is that older people often display symptoms of depression differently.
Depression in older adults is tied to a higher risk of cardiac diseases and of death from illness. At the same time, depression reduces an older person's ability to rehabilitate. Studies of nursing home patients with physical illnesses have shown that the presence of depression increases the likelihood of death from those illnesses. For that reason, it is important to make sure that an older adult you are concerned about is evaluated and treated, even if the depression is mild.
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