My husband and I already have shared our positive experience with family counseling after our son s 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 anti-depressants. Rose is one. After the loss of a dear friend, her heart condition deteriorated, and she was placed in a nursing home.