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Some of the leading causes of late-life depression are loneliness, loss of a life partner and the children and family members being busy with their own life. There is also a feeling of lack of autonomy, inability to go out, inability to meet friends and inability to go to work. Psychological abuse, physical abuse and emotional abuse of the elderly are also increasing in our country. The worries about being financially dependent upon their family members or their children is also another cause of depression in the elderly. Dr. Sugandha Gupta, psychiatrist from Delhi, discusses the causes of late-life depression.

Dr. Sugandha Gupta

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