Depression in older people often presents with atypical symptoms. In the elderly, depression is frequently associated with physical and cognitive impairment. Compared with younger patients, older patients experiencing a depressive episode often show predominantly somatic symptoms. They frequently mislead physicians to concentrate initially on patients' organic symptoms in particular if the patient has no history of psychiatric disorders.
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Schwarz, S., & Frölich, L. (2013). Depression. In Drug Therapy for the Elderly (Vol. 9783709109120, pp. 197–213). Springer-Verlag Wien. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0912-0_16
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