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How to Take Care of Older Adults with Depression

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Until recently, depression in seniors used to be dismissed as a symptom of aging, and was not associated with the disorder itself. It was generally taken more seriously in teenagers. However, recent studies proved that depression is not an ongoing part of anything. Rather, if an individual, regardless of age, is showing signs or symptoms […]

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How to Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

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Charles Snelling spent six years taking care of his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife, Adrienne, helpless as he watched the disease steal his college sweetheart. In March, after six decades of marriage, Snelling killed his longtime partner, and then he killed himself. Both were 81. “After apparently reaching the point where he could no longer bear to see

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