7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
1-301-654-7850
www.aagponline.org
The Association promotes the mental health and well-being of older people and works to improve the care of those with late-life mental disorders.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
1-866-615-6464 (toll-free)
1-866-415-8051 (TTY/toll-free)
www.nimh.nih.gov
NIMH, part of the National Institutes of Health, funds and conducts mental health research and distributes information to health professionals and the public.
but this can be a sign of depression, which sometimes we can treat.” Because older adults may have atypical symptoms, it is important to listen closely to what your patient has to say about trouble sleeping, lack of energy, and general aches and pains. It is easy to dismiss these as “just aging” and leave depression undiagnosed and therefore untreated.