Here are some facts about elderly depression along with the ways to deal with it.Do you feel hopeless, distressed and tired all the time?Are you not interested in activities and social life anymore?Do you feel trouble sleeping, functioning and eating?If you have been feeling such things for a time, chances are you may be experiencing depression.Depression is a common mental health disorder among the elders in the USA.

As they age, they have to go through a lot of changes—the death of a spouse, stressful life events, not having someone, and aggravating health problems.

The symptoms of elderly depression can affect every aspect of life, from energy, appetite, interest in work, relationships and sleep.Sadly, not all depressed elders are able to identify the signs of depression or don’t take the help they require.Here we have rounded up some bewildering facts about elderly depression.

[source]Signs of elderly depression can be triggered by other elderly diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, arthritis and cancer.

[source]One-third of widows/widowers are prone to depression in the first month after the demise of their spouse.

[source]Aged patients of depression generally have to pay 50% higher healthcare costs than non-depressed counterparts.