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		wuunderbar on Dec 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Advice about aging parents > Many elderly people die of loneliness. How does this work exactly? Medically speaking.

m_fayer on Dec 3, 2021 [–]

Depression -> not eating -> weakness -> accident or opportunistic infectious disease.

It's also underappreciated how often depression in the elderly can lead to confusion or even psychosis. Which can also lead to a fatal accident.

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