Wu Li 
Depression in the Elderly 
A Mental Health Guide for the Elderly

We should thank the old people around us, who are so important to our family, our society and our country. However, the elderly are also vulnerable to psychological diseases. In some research, it is found that 1/4-1/3 of the elderly over 60 years old have mental health problems. The elderly who have recently encountered major negative life events, such as the loss of spouse, bereavement, serious illness, property loss, etc.; the elderly who have obvious dependent, avoid-ant and compulsive personality characteristics; the elderly who have obvious prejudice and opinionated views on themselves, the world and the future; the elderly who live alone in the empty nest; the elderly in pension institutions, etc., are all high incidence of psychological problems group. How to prevent the mental health problems of the elderly is the starting point for us to write this book. Each of us has a day of old age. Today’s care for the elderly is tomorrow’s care for us. This book has been revised several times to make it easy to understand. I hope that the publication of this book can provide some guidance for the elderly friends and their families, and make our elderly people live a healthier and happier life.