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Read more about the article Preventing Elder Financial Abuse & Exploitation

Preventing Elder Financial Abuse & Exploitation

Episode #67June 29, 2021

Facts About Elder Financial Abuse & Exploitation One out of every 20 older adults in the U.S. is a victim of financial exploitation, losing an average of $80,000 to $186,000…

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Read more about the article Addressing Suicide Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD

Addressing Suicide Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD

Episode #60May 19, 2021

Suicide is heart breaking and tragic. Today’s guest, Yeates Conwell, MD, geriatric psychiatrist and leading expert on suicide among older adults is on the podcast to guide us in understanding late life suicide and how we can help older adults who may be suicidal.

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Read more about the article When Aging Parents Need Help: Family Caregiving Roles & Impacts

When Aging Parents Need Help: Family Caregiving Roles & Impacts

Episode #52March 23, 2021

When older adults begin to experience physical or mental health changes, like with dementia disorders, it can be difficult to know the steps to take to be helpful. It can…

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Read more about the article How to Start a Senior Living Discussion with Aging Parents

How to Start a Senior Living Discussion with Aging Parents

Episode #42January 19, 2021

There may come a time when you're faced with the conversation of talking with your aging parents about moving into a senior living or assisted living community. Many people dread…

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Read more about the article How to Talk About End of Life Wishes – with Patty Webster, The Conversation Project

How to Talk About End of Life Wishes – with Patty Webster, The Conversation Project

Episode #37December 8, 2020

Have you had an end of life conversation with a loved one? What feelings came up for when you read this? Fear? Sadness? Longing? Remorse? Naturally, when we experience these…

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Read more about the article Support Veterans with Loving Conversations. Expert Tips From a Former VA Psychologist

Support Veterans with Loving Conversations. Expert Tips From a Former VA Psychologist

Episode #33November 11, 2020

You may be surprised to hear that about half of today’s Veterans are 65 and older. If you're caring for an aging Veteran, you may have many questions but not…

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Read more about the article Older Adults and Suicide: What You Can Do to Help

Older Adults and Suicide: What You Can Do to Help

Episode #24September 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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Read more about the article Older Adult Refusing To Go To the Doctor? Try These 5 Expert Tips

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

Episode #15June 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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Read more about the article Expert Tips for Helping Suicidal Older Adults

Expert Tips for Helping Suicidal Older Adults

Episode #09May 20, 2020

Suicide is an important topic when it comes to older adults. Here's why. White men over 85 have the highest rate of suicide in the country (more than any other…

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Read more about the article Older Adults and Depression: What to Know and How to Help

Older Adults and Depression: What to Know and How to Help

Episode #08May 13, 2020

I recently received a letter from a listener: "Dear Dr. Koepp, My mom has recently become depressed. She's 94 and lives alone. She's seen her internist and is on 10…

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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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