Contrary to what many people think, depression is not a normal
part of growing older. Or is it harder to treat in older people. But it is 【M1】_________
often harder to recognize and harder to get patients accept and continue 【M2】_________
with treatment.
“Most people think sadness is a hallmark of depression,” Bruce
said. “Hence more often in older people it’s anhedonia—they’re not 【M3】_________
enjoying life. They’re irritable and cranky.” She added, “Many older
people desperate of the quality of their lives at the end of life. If they 【M4】_________
have a functional ability or serious medical illness, it may make it harder 【M5】_________
to notice depression in older people.”
Family members, friends and medical personnel must take seriously 【M6】_________
when an older person says “Life is not worth live,” “I don’t see any 【M7】_________
point in living,” “I’d be better off dead” or “My family would be better
off if I died,” the experts emphasized.
“Listen carefully, empathize and help the person get evaluated for
treatment or into treatment,” Brown urged. He warned that “depressed
older adults tend to have few symptoms” than younger adults who are 【M8】_________
depressed.
The ideal approach, of course, is to prevent depression in the first
place. Brown recommended that older adults structured their days by 【M9】_________
maintaining a regular cycle and planning activities that “give them
pleasure, purpose and a reason for living.”
He suggested “social activities of any type—joining a book club or
bowling league, going to a senior center or gym, taking courses at a local
college, or hanging on out at the coffee shop. “ 【M10】________
Bruce suggests taking up a new interest like painting or needlework
or volunteering at a place of worship, school or museum. Brown
explains that any activity the person is able to do can help to prevent
depression and silly ideas of killing oneself.
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