Depressionen im Alter: Eine unterschätzte Krankheit mit bösen Folgen

Fünf Prozent der über 65-Jährigen in Deutschland leiden an Depressionen, die behandelt werden müssen. Diplom-Sozialpädagoge Georg Pilhofer und Sonja Oleson, Leiterin der Geschäftsstelle von SEGA im Kreis Amberg-Sulzbach, wollen aufklären.

von Wolfgang Ruppert

Depressionen sind bei älteren Menschen weit verbreitet. Experten aus dem Landkreis raten dazu, Warnsignale ernst zu nehmen.

Symbolbild: Patrick Pleul/dpa

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