Depression in the elderly is misdiagnosed due to many reasons. Our textbook explains many factors that lead to misdiagnosis of depression in the aging population. Health care professionals are not trained enough to recognize the signs in older adults, elder individuals report more physical symptoms that are often associated with other common illnesses, older patients generally have less time with their doctor, and most disturbing is that some health care professionals have the attitude that depression is part of the normal aging process. (S.K Whitbourne, S.B Whitbourne).
Proper diagnoses of depression in the aging population need to be a higher priority. It is a start that depression is classified as an abnormal aging process. To think in
Proper diagnoses of depression in the aging population need to be a higher priority. It is a start that depression is classified as an abnormal aging process. To think in