{"id":4703,"date":"2017-09-30T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T05:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anxietyreliefstress.com\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2017-09-30T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T05:38:50","slug":"medical-conditions-may-cause-depression-in-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anxietyreliefstress.com\/medical-conditions-may-cause-depression-in-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Conditions May Cause Depression in Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
As a person ages, depression symptoms<\/a> can begin. If you, or a senior citizen you know, such as a parent, has lost all interest in life and activities they once enjoyed, feel helpless or hopeless<\/a>, depression might be the cause.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, there\u00a0may be a deeper cause that triggered their depression. Medical scientists have identified some of the top medical conditions that can cause depression in seniors and that need to be addressed before the condition becomes serious.<\/p>\n The top five medical conditions that could cause depression in seniors are:<\/p>\n Dementia is usually associated in the elderly who are depressed. Many of the symptoms are the same such as:<\/p>\n Medications used to treat Parkinson\u2019s Disease may cause depression in seniors. Depression can also be a risk factor for Parkinson\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n It was found in a recent study involving almost 5,000 patients that 66 patients with depression developed Parkinson\u2019s disease, but only 97 among the Parkinson\u2019s patients were not depressed. The study concluded with the fact that the patients with clinical depression developed Parkinson\u2019s disease more than three times that of patients without depression.<\/p>\n Between 10% and 15% of people over the age of 60 can develop a Vitamin B12 deficiency<\/a> that can lead to depression. The deficiency can be overlooked by medical exams because the Vitamin B12 is present in the system.<\/p>\n The problem is that the B12 isn\u2019t being absorbed in the body as well as it is in younger people. This means that seniors can supplement their diet with vitamins and natural depression supplements<\/a> and make sure they\u2019re getting more than usual B12 from their diet<\/a> plans.<\/p>\n Elderly people with diabetes have more of a propensity to develop depression because they face more challenges than younger people with diabetes.<\/p>\n Physical and psychological changes that occur with age are exacerbated with the presence of diabetes that limits diet and sometimes physical activities. Further impairment of eyesight may happen because of both aging and diabetes and diabetic neuropathy may hinder walking more in the elderly.<\/p>\n Depression in older adults can make it more difficult to recover from a heart attack or to successfully treat heart disease. Depression can often be the cause of a heart attack because during depressive periods, a healthy diet and exercise may be avoided.<\/p>\n5 Medical Conditions May Cause Depression in Seniors<\/h2>\n
1. Dementia<\/h3>\n
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2. Parkinson\u2019s Disease<\/h3>\n
3. Vitamin B12 Deficiency<\/h3>\n
4. Diabetes<\/h3>\n
5. Heart Disease<\/h3>\n