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Dr. Wayne M. Fichter Jr.
Unfortunately as we age, our bodies go through a lot of changes. Loss of vision, hearing, flexibility, mobility and cognitive abilities are just a few. It’s no wonder why depression is a challenge facing seniors.
The fact is that our aging population is definitely increasing. So more research is being directed toward seniors. Research has revealed that cultural engagement, things like social interaction, things to stimulate cognitive thinking and physical activity can help alleviate symptoms of depression in older adults.
April 2019 issue of British Journal of Psychiatry, published a study that stated, “Cultural engagement and incident depression in older adults: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing,” investigated if these same activities could help prevent depression from setting in, in the first place. They examined data collected from over 2,100 adults in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing who did not have depression and followed them for over a decade. They gathered information regarding the frequency of participation in cultural activities (such as going to a movie, museum or theatre) as well as the development, or not, of depression.
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