In general, health professionals treat depression through “talk therapy” – for example, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and psychotherapy – and also medical methods, such as antidepressant medication and electroconvulsive therapy (Chiu, Tam, & Chiu, 2008). Both of those treatment thrusts are helpful for the depressed elderly, but there are special considerations in the case of the older adult which guide the taking up of treatment options.