Free Lunch and Learn at Ruth’s House: Beyond the Blues – Aging & Depression on March 13th
Friday, March 13th, 2020: Beyond the Blues – Aging & Depression. Presenter Dr. Stuart Anfang, Medical Director of the Memory Disorder Program at Baystate Medical Center
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – The free monthly Lunch and Learn program at Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence at JGS Lifecare, has announced its March 13th 2020 topic.
Following lunch, Dr. Stuart Anfang, Medical Director of the Memory Disorder Program at Baystate Medical Center, will talk about aging and depression, and understanding the differences between the normal blues and clinical depression. His presentation will include symptoms to watch for and various treatment options.
Ruth’s House Lunch and Learn is free and open to the community and we would appreciate your listing this event in your calendars, distributing the poster, and /or publishing in your media outlets.
We invite the community to join us for this informative topic.
Event: Beyond the Blues – Aging & Depression
Understand the difference between the normal blues and clinical depression, including symptoms and treatment.
Date: Friday, March 13th, 2020
Location: Ruths’ House Assisted Living Residence
780 Converse Street, Longmeadow, MA
Timing: Lunch – 12:00 PM. Presentation – 12:30 – 1:30 PM.
RSVP: Christina Tuohey 413-567-3949, ext. 3105 or ctuohey@JGSLifecare.org
Dr. Stuart Anfang, Medical Director of the Memory Disorder Program at Baystate Medical Center, Vice Chair of Psychiatry at Baystate Health and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Medical School, will talk about aging and depression, and understanding the differences between the normal blues and clinical depression. His presentation will include symptoms to watch for and various treatment options.
Clinical depression is common. That doesn’t mean it’s normal. Late-life depression affects about 6 million Americans ages 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment. The likely reason is that the elderly often display depression differently. Depression is also frequently confused with the effects of multiple illnesses and the medicines used to treat them. Dr. Anfang will talk about aging and depression and offer strategies on how to deal with it.
The Ruth’s House Lunch and Learn program is free and open to the public. Tours of independent and memory care neighborhoods will be available.
