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What are the important factors influencing depression in older adults?

Among the most common predictors of depression in older adults are earlier depressive symptoms, poor health, disability, loss events such as the death of a spouse, and low social support. Insomnia is also a risk factor for depression in older adults. Curtailment of daily activities is a common pathway to late-life depression. Often accompanying this curtailment of activity is an increase in self-critical thinking that exacerbates depression. A recent meta-analysis found that the following living arrangements were linked to risk for depression in older adults: living alone, in a nursing home, or in an institutionalized setting.


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