DEPRESSION AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION

Depression among the Geriatric population

DEPRESSION AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION

Introduction

For the purpose and objective of understanding patterns of depression, we shall take up the accounts of the geriatric patients who have been undertaken for the study(Stead, 1991, 267-76).

Depression: In definition

Depression has been termed a chronic disease for over the course of time and has been greatly implied as one of the key reasons among personality disorders noted and identified by researchers, doctors, psychologists and analysis (Thomas, 1999, 899-912). Symptoms of this phenomenon include sadness over an extended timeframe, anxiety, agitation, anger, frustration, innate stress patterns, and even something ...