Depression rates are lowest in people aged 65 to 85.

‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better? | Ageing | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/03/getting-older-ageing-happiest-time-of-life “The happiest time of life is as you get older,” says Prof Brian Draper, a psychiatrist at UNSW who describes himself as “semi-retired”. The rates of depression in Australia are lowest in people aged 65 to 85, although they do increase significantly after 85.

‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better? | Ageing | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/03/getting-older-ageing-happiest-time-of-life “The happiest time of life is as you get older,” says Prof Brian Draper, a psychiatrist at UNSW who describes himself as “semi-retired”. The rates of depression in Australia are lowest in people aged 65 to 85, although they do increase significantly after 85.

‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better? | Ageing | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/03/getting-older-ageing-happiest-time-of-life “The happiest time of life is as you get older,” says Prof Brian Draper, a psychiatrist at UNSW who describes himself as “semi-retired”. The rates of depression in Australia are lowest in people aged 65 to 85, although they do increase significantly after 85.