Geriatric depression

Depression in the elderly: It is a common mental illness of the elderly. The consequences of depression in the elderly are extremely serious and may even be life-threatening. Mild depression is common in clinical practice, but its harmfulness cannot be ignored. If it is not diagnosed and treated in time, it will cause a serious loss of quality of life, increase the risk of illness and death of psychosomatic diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

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