Q:
What does depression have to do with anemia?
A:
Depression impacts the elderly differently than the younger. Often, depression in older people often lasts longer and is caused by medications or other illness. Anemia is one of the major causes of depression in older people. You are more prone to depression stirred by anemia if you meet one or some of the following conditions:
- Being female
- Being single, unmarried, divorced, or widowed
- Lack of a supportive social network
- Undergoing stressful life events
key words: depression anemia
