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What are the treatment approaches for treating older adults with depression?

My grandfather has depression. What are the treatment approaches for treating older adults with depression?

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The best treatments for depression for older adults is to use natural things Isolation is one of the biggest causes. - Help him socialiaze vitamin D is very helpful - especially if he can get outside for awhile each day ( check with his doctor about his blood levels ) be careful to not over do the sugar increase B complex vitamins. These are some easy to do natural things that are very helpful for our older adults
See this link...
https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depressionelderly#:~:text=Psychotherapy%20in%20older%20adults%20can%20address%20a%20broad,in%20the%20treatment%20of%20depression%20in%20older%20adults.