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Learn About Depression Among Older Adults and How to Help
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Socioemotional Selectivity Theory: Why Older Adults Thrive Even When Time Runs Short
Social Withdrawal or Healthy Social Selectivity? Your 83-year-old client’s daughter calls you concerned that her mother just quit her book club after three years and is concerned that her mom will now be isolated and lonely, what’s your first clinical hypothesis? Social withdrawal? Depression? Cognitive…
“What can I do to keep my brain healthy?” – Global Council on Brain Health Answers
If you work with older adults, you’ve probably heard this question more times than you can count: “What can I do to keep my brain healthy?” The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) offers some of the most trustworthy, plain-English answers. Convened by AARP (with…
Why Does Trauma Go Untreated in Older Adults?
When we think about trauma, we often imagine its effects on younger people—children, teens, or adults in midlife. But what about people 65 and older? The truth is trauma does not simply vanish with time. In fact, trauma among older adults is often undetected,…
