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Based on the theoretical framework of social constructivism and hermeneutics, this book uses a qualitative research approach to conduct in-depth interviews with 30 older people diagnosed with depression, five patients' families, and six psychiatric health care professionals through semi-structured interviews, and in-depth research in psychiatric inpatient and outpatient departments of tertiary hospitals through seven months of participant observation to explore three aspects of older people's illness, family, and medical care. From these experiences, it explores how personal experiences, personal interactions with the social environment, and medical discourses profoundly shape older people's interpretations of depression and their self-esteem. By placing personal grief in the context of medical discourse and Chinese society and culture, this book explores the role of mainstream discourse and society and culture in shaping depression in old age, in an attempt to broaden our understanding of depression in old age in a small way, and to suggest future directions and recommendations for clinical research and practice, as well as for the development of relevant policies.