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Depression in elderly often goes undiagnosed, untreated


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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 6 million Americans over the age of 65 suffer from depression. A large percentage of those cases, though, are never identified or treated. One of the problems in diagnosing depression in an individual over 65 is that it does not look the same as depression in a younger person. Dr. Tarun Kumar, a Syracuse psychiatrist, said younger adults will often come to a health care professional and identify themselves as depressed with a list
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