Shattering stereotypes: aging adults aren't naturally unhappy

Journal ArticleHealthy older adults ramain engaged and interested in life. Just because they're aging doesn't mean they lose interest in life. "In this culture, we have a perception of what it's like to grow old: life isn't a whole lot of fun" We have an image of older adults whose faces are lined with fatigue as much as time, sitting alone as they stare out at a future that holds no promise. We need to shatter our stereotype of aging so we can see that there is a growing public health problem: depression in those 65 years and older. "From a public health point of view, geriatric depression is much more important than many other illnesses you hear about." Society pays tremendous costs both financially and emotionally for not treating it