Depression in Later Life

Deborah Serani, PsyD, is a go-to media expert on a variety of psychological issues. Her interviews can be found in ABC News, Newsday, Women’s Health & Fitness, The Chicago Tribune, The Associated Press, and affiliate radio station programs at CBS and NPR, just to name a few. She is a ShareCare Expert for Dr. Oz, writes for Psychology Today, helms the Ask the Therapist column for Esperanza Magazine and has worked as a technical advisor for the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. A licensed psychologist in practice over twenty years, Serani is also an adjunct professor at Adelphi University and author of the award-winning book Living with Depression (Rowman & Littlefield) and Depression and Your Child (Rowman & Littlefield.

• 1: Depression in Later Life2: Geriatric Mood Disorders3: Diagnosing Depression in Later Life4: Treatments for Depression in Later Life5: Holistic Treatments for Depression in Later Life6: How to Maintain Success in Treatment7: Suicide in Later Life8: What to Expect Should You Need to Go to the Hospital9: Conscious Aging and Depression in Later Life10: Long Term care and Late Life Depression11: 15 Late Life Depression Myths Everyone Should KnowAppendix A: Depression Screening QuestionnaireAppendix B: Current Medication and Supplement ListsAppendix C: Healthcare Professional Contact Information Appendix D: Medication Side Effect Checklists for SeniorsAppendix E: ResourcesAppendix F: High Profile Individuals with Mood Disorders

Psychologist Serani (Depression and Your Child) is a clinical expert on depression as well as a lifelong sufferer of the illness, and she brings a valuable mixture of experienced empathy and learned knowledge to this look at people over 65 with depression. She spends ample time unpacking the many terms necessary to her discussion, making heavy use of bullet-points and tables. The more technical information is balanced out by the case studies included at the end of each chapter, which illustrate anecdotally the different points in life at which depression can strike. Much of the book deals with navigating the various treatment options available, with an emphasis on individual agency. . . .On the whole . . . the book succeeds at addressing the needs of a rapidly increasing, but too often invisible, population.