“Late-life” depression affects as many as 16 percent of older folks. And it harms quality of life, increases the risk of death and costs society a bundle each year. But, preventing the onset of depression during the golden years is not only possible but worth the cost! — A new study shows.



Researchers from the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction in Utrecht write from a public health perspective that preventing late-life depression may be “an attractive, if not imperative, means to generate health gains and reduce future costs.”



Via: Reuters