title: Campaign launch aims to tackle lack of treatment for depression.
abstract: Age Concern has launched a new campaign to tackle the lack of treatment for depression for older people. Based on findings last year that eight out of ten older people with clinical depression do not receive treatment often because mental health services exclude people aged 65 and older, the charity is calling for immediate action to remove such barriers. Older people are sometimes prescribed antidepressants when counselling would offer more benefit. And the numbers given psychological help are far lower than in the general population. The campaign report, Undiagnosed, Untreated, at Risk, is aimed at raising awareness of the early signs of depression to help care home staff and managers improve their knowledge of the symptoms.