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As people age, they are confronted with physical, emotional and social
changes that can be difficult to manage, even with the devoted support
of family and friends. Elderly patients experience many changes in their
lives which make them more vulnerable to disease, notably, depression.
Often the lines are not clear as to whether a patient’s problem
is depression, dementia, or a medical illness emerging as a behavioral
disturbance.
Within the RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Network, our compassionate
teams of geriatric psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social
workers, and adjunct therapists work alongside our elderly patients and
their families to achieve
