Shattering stereotypes: aging adults aren't naturally unhappy

Healthy older adults ramain engaged and interested in life. Just because they're aging doesn't mean they lose interest in life. "In this culture, we have a perception of what it's like to grow old: life isn't a whole lot of fun" We have an image of older adults whose faces are lined with fatigue as much as time, sitting alone as they stare out at a future that holds no promise. We need to shatter our stereotype of aging so we can see that there is a growing public health problem: depression in those 65 years and older. "From a public health point of view, geriatric depression is much more important than many other illnesses you hear about." Society pays tremendous costs both financially and emotionally for not treating it.