Depression in your 50s and 60s doesn't always look like sadness.

Sometimes it looks like:

• Forgetting names.

• Losing words mid-sentence.

• Falling behind at work or at home.

• Withdrawing from everyone you love.

It can look exactly like early dementia. So much so that there's actually a name for this type of depression in adults. Pseudodementia.

And here's the best news: it is completely reversible.

Today I break down pseudodementia — what it is, why it gets missed, and how I treat it as a board-certified psychiatrist.