Mind your health – Anxiety and Depression in the Elderly

The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Learning Objectives:

• appreciate the salient features how depression and anxiety disorders present in later life
• be confident in their assessment of mood and anxiety symptoms in older patients
• be able to consider a safe differential diagnosis relevant to the older patient develop a patient-centred approach to the management of mood and anxiety symptoms in older adults.