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The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the lives of people over sixty-five any easier. Social isolation threatens to be a parallel pandemic. Many seniors are at home, alone, scared to go out because their risk of a COVID fatality is higher than it is for the young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, social isolation isn\u2019t just a matter of being lonely. It can lead to clinical depression, which can lead to self-neglect, physical harm, and dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, surveyors are discovering that depressed seniors are commonly reluctant about getting help. A recent survey suggests that two-thirds of today\u2019s elderly will not get help for this mental health disorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Older Americans Don\u2019t Get Treatment for Depression<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are basically two reasons that older Americans won\u2019t seek treatment for depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-1) <\/strong>They don\u2019t recognize it as a serious disorder. Instead, they tell themselves to \u201csnap out of it\u201d or pull themselves up by the bootstraps. In fact, with serious depression, just mentally smacking oneself in the face does not work. That only works in the movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2)<\/strong> They believe there\u2019s a stigma to having a mental health issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctors and geriatric experts now widely agree that the circumstances surrounding the lockdown of older people in nursing homes and private residences are uniquely undesirable and will have long-lasting effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the elderly themselves may not see it that way. They\u2019re more likely to blame themselves for not being chipper. They think that depression is a sign of weakness of character. Compounding this problem is the fact that the standard medications to alleviate depression may not work predictably in older adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, treating depression in a senior may not involve a direct line from diagnosis to getting better. If you have a depressed parent, age sixty-five or older, there may be more trial and error needed in getting the treatment right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do You Get Your Mother the Help She Needs?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting a senior to a doctor for a diagnosis of depression may be a matter of tact, diplomacy, and providing the right opportunity. Fortunately, many psychiatrists are now seeing patients virtually, via telehealth. This involves meeting your parent, not in an office, but via a meeting technology like Zoom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mother or father may be much less resistant to a virtual doctor\u2019s visit that doesn\u2019t involve leaving the house and venturing out on ice and snow. Virtual visits also pose no risk of coronavirus infection. And, if you feel comfortable, you can make the appointment, dial up the meeting, hand your mother the tablet, and introduce the doctor as a friend of yours that you would like her to meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set the Right Example<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A columnist in the Atlantic came up with this novel way to get your mother or father into therapy: Get yourself into therapy first. Talk to a therapist about your parent\u2019s depression and how it affects you. Then talk to your parent about therapy and what you are getting out of it. Your example of self-care may inspire self-care in your loved one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also a great idea to hire a home care specialist<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to visit your mother or father. Sometimes the emotions that drive family dynamics make it hard for a parent to accept advice from an adult child. The home care aide is an impartial third party with no baggage. As such, she is well placed to gently and tactfully get a parent to the needed specialist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n



If you or an aging loved-one is considering hiring a\u00a0Caregiver in Fort Collins, CO<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home today at 303-255-4071.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/genesight.multimedia-newsroom.com\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.commonwealthfund.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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