La edad como factor relacionado con la depresión en el adulto mayor

During the stage as an older adult, there is an increase in the probability of suffering from depression without realizing it, negatively affecting mental health. In the present article, the correlation between depression and age in the elderly, evaluated by means of the Beck Test, is found. Methodology: non-experimental, exploratory, observational research. Contribution: in a sample of 19 participants, the results show that 79% of the participants have a level of depression, 30% of the study population requires intervention by a psychologist and 45% by a psychiatrist. At 78 years of age, it was found as a mean to correlate the highest probability of depression in the older adult with a t=1.73 at 95% of reliability.