Depression - Caregiving

October 7-13 has been declared "Mental Illness Awareness Week" in the U.S.  This annual health observance to raise mental illness awareness was declared by an Act of Congress in 1990, to occur in the first full week of October each year. The observ...

By Cleveland Clinic. ClevelandClinic.org Living with a Depressed Person: Tips for caregivers >>View Info

from New York State Office for the Aging. Includes the following tips for the caregiver of a person with depression: Educate yourself about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of depression. You need to understand what you're dealing with befor...

Depression in Late Life: Not A Natural Part Of Aging — Initiative on Depression in Late Life, by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, gmhfonline.org, an affiliate of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). A good overall dis...

Depression: Supporting a family member or friend with depression, MayoClinic.com. »View Info

"The symptoms of thyroid diseases are so wide-ranging—affecting your mood, energy, body temperature, weight, heart, and more—that it may be difficult to get the correct diagnosis right away," according to the authors of a recent Special Health Repo...

The Palm Beach County Medical Society announced that it will hold its sixth annual Future of Medicine Summit on September 27-28, 2012. A number of notable national and regional health care experts will speak at the Summit, which will be open to the pu...

A leaflet by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers of the U.K. States useful tips for the caregiver of a depressed person. >>View Info

A Guide to Mental Wellness in Older Age: Recognizing and Overcoming Depression; Caregiving—The Role of Family Members and Friends, by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, gmhfonline.org. A list of suggested actions family caregivers can take ...