Depression in the Elderly Center - Antioch, CAAntioch Psychiatrist Doctors for Depression in the ElderlyType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Antioch * Ronald L Leon MD  Philip W Shain MD  T J Toranto MD  Nagui S Achamallah MD  Nestor Vaschetto MD  Robert Hepps MD  Allan B Barza MD  Francis Barham MD  Contra Costa County Mental Health  Howard J Weisman MD PC  California Psychiatric Medical Group  California Psychiatric Medical Group  California Psychiatric Medical Group  Michael H Levin MD  John R Rostkowski MD  Raymond Ruzicano MD  Hugh R Winig MD  Robert I Picker MD  Rochelle H Gordon MD  Steven A Schane MD  Michael J Schwab MD  Samuel G Benson MD  Jules M Tanenbaum MD  Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry  David Golub MD  Kiran Koka MD  Mel McGraw MD  Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry  Melinda Young MD  M Randall Bloch MD  Daniel C Dinaburg MD  Lawrence H Diller MD  David Z Ritvo MD  Comprehensive Psychiatry Services  Andrew Krompier MD  Zena C Potash MD  Comprehensive Psychiatry Services  East Bay Psychopharmacology Group  Brad Gould MD  East Bay Psychopharmacology Group  East Bay Psychopharmacology Group  Jerome A Hanowsky MD  Alonza C Johnson MD  Ernest F Pecci MD  Contra Costa Regional Medical Center  Contra Costa Regional Medical Center  William H Fisher MD  Alan F Scott MD  Jon D Peterson MD  William C Munn II MD  Behavioral Health Quest  Valley Community Mental Health Center  Valley Community Mental Health Center  Valley Community Mental Health Center  Joel A Fine & Nanelle Jones-Sullivan MD  Joel A Fine & Nanelle Jones-Sullivan MD  James R Pescosolido MD  Karen J Leo MD  Bernard S Rappaport MD  James S Gracer MD  Thomas R Powers MD  Schuman-Liles Clinic  Schuman-Liles Clinic  Schuman-Liles Clinic  John George Psychiatry Pavilion  George D Trahms MD  Janice Jones MD  F S Seifried MD  Center for Behavioral Health  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Meredyth C Brookshire MD  Phyllis Cedars MD  Jeremy Pearce Hurley MD  Berkley Psychotherapy  Bennett F Markel MD  Carolyn Z Wilson MD  Mitchell D Wilson MD  Jeffrey F Johns MD  Alan Siegel MD  Patricia L Speier MD  Richard C Unger MD  Steven Baskin MD  Leonard J Duhl MD  Ronald L Elson MD  Sara Hartley MD  Edmund C Levin MD  Judy Schwartz MD  Andrew T Haber MD  Roger Mendelson MD  Marcia Dillon MD  Jane L Dulay MD  Robert A Epstein MD  Joan Facher MD  Terry Kupers MD  Michael Lesser MD  Katherine MacVicar MD Antioch, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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Depression in the ElderlyRead the Depression in the Elderly article » How does depression in the elderly differ from depression in younger adults?Depression in later life frequently coexists with other medical illnesses and disabilities. In addition, advancing age is often accompanied by loss of social support systems due to the death of a spouse or siblings, retirement, or relocation of residence. Because of changes in an elderly person's circumstances and the fact that elderly people are expected to slow down, doctors and family may miss the signs of depression. As a result, effective treatment gets delayed. Many seniors find themselves trying to cope with symptoms that could have been easily treated. Depression tends to last longer in elderly adults. It doubles their risk of cardiac diseases and increases their risk of death from illness. At the same time, depression reduces an elderly person's ability to rehabilitate. Studies of nursing home patients with physical illnesses have shown that the presence of depression substantially increases the likelihood of death from those illnesses. Depression also has been associated with increased risk of death following a heart attack. For that reason, making sure that an elderly person you are concerned about is evaluated and treated is important, even if the depression is mild. Depression in the elderly, especially elderly white men, is more likely to lead to suicide. The suicide rate in people ages 80 to 84 is more than twice that of the general population. The National Institute of Mental Health considers depression in people age 65 and older to be a major public health problem.
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