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8. When treating elder adults with depression, the BEST approach to treatment is: a. Cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with family interventions. b. Significant reliance on psychiatry because medication management is most important. c. Treatment of elder adults is similar to other adults, so no significant alterations are needed. d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions on psychiatric symptomatology. {Ans: d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions on psychiatric symptomatology.}Older individuals are often misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's when, in fact, the more accurate diagnosis is Anxiety Depression Thyroid Disorder Delirium {Ans: Depression. Approximately 55% of the elderly suffer from depression and are often misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Anxiety (answer #1) is not correct, although anxiety can be a problem in older adults; anxiety is not a characteristic that would be a symptom of Alzheimer's. Thyroid disorder (answer #3) is not correct because this condition is a malfunction of the thyroid gland, resulting in a variety of medical symptoms, usually not similar to symptoms of Alzheimer's. Delirium (answer #4) is not correct, as Delirium is characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition