A new national poll found that almost two out of three Americans age 65 or older who are worried about having depression won’t go get treatment and a third believed they could just “snap out” of their depression on their own.
The poll was conducted by GeneSight Mental Health Monitor and surveyed more than 1,000 adults over the age of 65 on their attitudes towards depression.
The survey found that 61% of respondents who said they were concerned they might have depression would not treat it because their "issues aren't that bad" and about 40% of them think they could manage depression without help from a doctor.