Mental Illness

There are a lot of concerns about dementia-related diseases these days, and for good reason. For instance, the facts surrounding Alzheimer’s are scary. Tales of early-onset dementia, people having the condition but not knowing it, and other horror stories abound.

fastest-growing and most devastating conditions is depression — especially among seniors. As a chronic illness, depression can deteriorate the victim’s quality of life, or even shorten it. In worst-case scenarios, depression can lead to catastrophic events, like suicide.