Moving to a new home, with caregiver France Moreau and psychologist Catherine Mulcair
Dr. Christine Grou, psychologist and president of the Ordre des psychologues du Québec, discusses the steps and challenges involved in moving a loved one to a new home with psychologist Catherine Mulcair and France Moreau, a caregiver for her mother.
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Anxiety and depression in seniors
Like children and young adults, seniors are not immune to mental health challenges. Just because someone is 90, has lost some of their vision or feels tired doesn’t mean it’s normal for them to suffer from anxiety or depression.
While anxiety is marked by worry, hypervigilance and anticipation of danger, it can also share symptoms with depression, such as fatigue, irritability, sleep disturbances and loss of concentration.
As for geriatric depression, sadness isn’t always the main symptom. For many seniors, a loss of motivation is more common and can overshadow feelings of sadness. Like anxiety, depression in seniors is often hidden. They may not openly say they feel depressed, but rather express it through complaints, such as saying their days are long, they don’t feel like doing anything, or they’re not sleeping well.
Remember: anxiety and depression are never a normal part of aging.
