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I'm been lurking here for a while, getting some very helpful information for my mother (73/10) and now I'm hoping that I can get some help with a specific problem related to tears and depression. Almost each afternoon my mother begins crying, sometimes heavily; almost always without a stimuli. One geriactic psych doctor thought it might be an outlet to relieve stress; anxiety; energy, etc. She doesn't usually have a reason for crying and her pd doctor said the family should not interpret it as tears normally would be; (I should add that her cognitive skills tend to range from good to poor). Has anyone else encountered this and does anyone know a way to alleviate it? I've found that she can sometimes be distracted away from it with drawing, our ad hoc version of scrabble and sometime going for a drive, but whenever she is idle she'll begin again. Thanks for all the helpful information over the last months. Timm