 | Seniors' Health Mental Problems/Treatments  |  |  |  Mental Problems/Treatments | | | Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease impairs the brain's intellectual functions (memory, orientation, calculation), but at first, largely spares those parts of the brain that control sensation and movement. | | | Dementia Dementia is a pattern of mental decline caused by different diseases or conditions. | | | Depression in Older Adults Depression is not a normal part of aging, but unfortunately, because many older adults and their caregivers believe it is, depression in the elderly often goes overlooked and untreated. | | | Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts Major depression, a significant predictor of suicide in older adults, is a widely underrecognized and undertreated medical illness. | |