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Psychology of Aging Podcast

Weekly Mental Health Tips

Host: Dr. Regina Koepp

The Psychology of Aging podcast is your “go-to” resource for mental health and aging.  Join clinical geropsychologist, Dr. Regina Koepp, each week as she shares expert insights surrounding mental health and aging, dementia, caregiving, and end of life. Each episode contains evidence-based information and resources to help you deepen your understanding of aging and take caring for older adults to a whole new level.

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Is Cannabis Use Safe for Older Adults? Interview with Dr. Peter Grinspoon

September 22, 2020

Cannabis use, marijuana, and medical marijuana is becoming more and more acceptable and popular among older adults. In fact, millions of people are finding it useful for chronic pain, insomnia,

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Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults: What to Expect in a First Session

September 15, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I got together (over Zoom, of course) with my dear friend, Psychologist, Dr. Quiera Lige. She shared with me that she had an older family

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Older Adults and Suicide: What You Can Do to Help

September 8, 2020

In honor of Suicide Prevention Week, I’m devoting today’s podcast episode to older adults and suicide. More specifically, what puts older adults at risk for suicide and how you can

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When Caregivers Have Chronic Medical Illness of Their Own with Dr. Kandi Schmidt

August 25, 2020

As a society, we have so many unrealistic expectations for caregivers. As much as you hate to admit it, you may have even caught yourself thinking I can’t believe that

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5 Facts You Should Know About Dementia Caregiving

August 18, 2020

I hear from caregivers pretty regularly that”nobody really understands how hard caring for a loved one with dementia is!” So, I decided to share some facts about dementia caregivers in

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Combat Ageism and Become an Older Person in Training – with Ashton Applewhite

August 11, 2020

Since COVID started, I have received several emails from people who care about older adults expressing concern for them. Like, a college professor who reached out to me to express

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COVID-19 Health Disparities among African American and Latinx Seniors – with Dr. Monique Williams

August 4, 2020

With COVID rates on the rise, and African American and Latinx folks 2-3 times more likely to have COVID than White Americans, I wanted to bring an expert on the

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Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?

July 28, 2020

You’ve heard people say “she’s doing great! She’s old, but she’s all there!” or “he’s 90 and still so sharp!” These statements about older adults make the assumption that with

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7 Benefits of Early Detection of Alzheimers and Dementia

July 21, 2020

Witnessing memory problems in your loved one can be really scary. You may wonder what’s causing the memory problems and you might find yourself fearing the worst. Over the past

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5 Next Steps if You’re Noticing Signs of Memory Loss

July 14, 2020

Last week, I talked about the 10 “must know” memory loss warning signs. If you missed that episode, listen to this one, then go back and watch that one. Today

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10 Must Know Dementia Warning Signs

July 7, 2020

It’s normal for an older adult to forget where they put their keys, look all over their glasses then realize they’re wearing them or have trouble remembering someone’s name. But

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Older Adult Refusing To Go To the Doctor? Try These 5 Expert Tips

June 30, 2020

You care about your older loved one so much and for some reason, they’re just not listening to you and your pleas for them to go to the doctor. You

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Gain clarity about the mental health or memory changes in your older loved one with this free guide?

Noticing memory or mental health changes in your older loved one?

The next steps are as simple as 1-2-3…

  1. Share your concerns with your loved one directly and compassionately. 
  2. Help your loved one see their primary care provider. Sometimes mental health and memory changes are due to medical issues or medications that need to be assessed and managed by medical providers. 
  3. Help your loved one see a mental health professional. Don’t wait for medical issues to be resolved. People with medical conditions are more likely to experience mental health conditions and benefit from mental health care. Connect with a professional today.

Our provider directory can help you find a mental health professional who specializes in older adults.

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A Gero-Psychiatrist

Geriatric psychiatrists (also called Gero-Psychiatrists) are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues that occur more commonly in older adults, such as dementia, depression, insomnia. They prescribe medications, but may or may not provide therapy.

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A Neuropsychologist

A neuropsychologist is specialized in diagnosing brain disorders, like dementia (specifically what type of dementia a person has). They also help to identify if the changes in your loved one are mental health changes (like depression and anxiety) or brain health changes like a dementia disorder. 

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A Therapist who specializes with older adults

“Therapist” is a broad term to identify licensed professionals trained to provide talk-therapy to treat or manage mental health conditions. They include psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists. Our therapists specialize in older adults.

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