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Article: Depression & advancing age. (includes related article on antidepressants)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- March 1, 1993
- Author:
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Many people assume depression is an inevitable part of growing older--a natural response to advancing years, illness, or the death of a spouse, friend, or family member. They may think little can be done about the often overwhelming feelings of grief and sadness experienced by many elderly adults.
But these attitudes are changing--and with good reason. New research on depression reveals that this debilitating illness is not an inevitable part of the aging process, nor is it necessarily triggered solely by emotional factors. Chemical changes in the brain caused by illnesses such as stroke, side effects of medications such as those used to control high blood ...
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