Is Executive Dysfunction the Result of Old Age or Depression?
Memory recall and information processing can begin to slow as people age. Words that used to come easily may need to be searched for as people enter their golden years. These and other cognitive deficiencies are normal signs of aging. But significant neurologic impairment is not. People with depression often have difficulty with cognitive skills such as information processing, memory, visual perception, and language, the same tasks that can present a challenge for some elderly individuals. Claire E. Sexton of the Department of Psychiatry... Read More
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According to a new study, elderly white Americans receive more diagnoses of depression than their minority counterparts. The study, which was a follow-up to a previous longitudinal study, was led by Ayse Akincigil of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University. Akincigil used data gathered from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey that included over 33,000 elderly individuals. Several studies conducted in the decade prior to this longitudinal study provided evidence that there were differences in depression diagnoses and treatments for older Americans.... 
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