Geriatric Depression: Knowing the Basics

Everyone has bad days every now and then, and sometimes people may have a miserable week, but when these blues last for a long time, sometimes weeks, months, and often years there is a problem. This problem is depression, and it is a serious illness that can impair lifestyles from not wanting to get out of bed in the morning to enticing someone to commit suicide. Depression is syndrome that is a group of symptoms that have been put together to describe what is seen. Although there are no bl...