My husband and I already have shared our positive experience with family counseling after our sons 1989 automobile accident. I needed to talk about what I had gone through. I turned to a trusted counselor who saw that my sadness called for extra support and recommended that I be treated for depression. I am so glad I followed her advice. The conversations and treatment let me return to my old self and do a better job as a worker, wife and mother.
Depression can affect anyone at any age.
They keep smiling and don't give any clues. At least, her sister didn't before she tried to take her own life. Many older people diagnosed as depressed are responding well to antidepressants. Rose is one. After the loss of a dear friend, her heart condition deteriorated, and she was placed in a nursing home.