Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit. Log out ...

Depression in older adults, also called geriatric depression, is a mental and emotional disorder affecting older adults. Feelings of sadness and occasional “blue” moods are normal. However ...

[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 ...

Regular physical activity is another powerful way to reduce anxiety. Exercise releases endorphins, often called “feel-good” ...

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 ...