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Older Adults
Positive Relationships That Support Older Adult Health and Well-being are Grounded in Midlife/Adolescent Family
, General Aging ResearchMany studies conducted over the last 20 years demonstrate the importance of adult parent/child relationships on the health and well-being of parents in later life.…
Read MoreCounseling Psychologists’ Competence with Older Adult Clients
, Care Quality, Health & WellnessResearch suggests that mental health clinicians are less likely to diagnose and recommend treatment for older adults, possibly in part due to clinician attitudes toward…
Read MoreImproving Guidelines for Substance Abuse among Older Adults
, Health & WellnessWith the aging of the population, and particularly the entry of the “Baby Boomer” cohort into the older adult population, it is useful to reconsider…
Read MoreDietary Resilience: Eat Well to Age Well
, Health & Wellness, ResilienceAdequate nutrition is crucial for healthy aging. Older adulthood often brings many social and health changes that can make it difficult to sustain a healthy…
Read MoreA Holistic, Technological Approach to Wellness
, Electronic Health (e-Health), Health & WellnessTo help older adults stay independent, researchers and clinicians are interested in both preventing and maintaining wellness. The term “wellness” usually includes several dimensions, such…
Read MoreAging & Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
, Cognitive Health, General Aging ResearchOver the past few decades, autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have drawn much attention in medical and social science literature. However, there is still…
Read MoreAging & Mental Health: Emerging Issues
, Cognitive Health, Health & WellnessMental illness often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated within the older adult population, and this is a growing concern as more Americans begin to join this…
Read MoreSelf-Efficacy & Healthy Weight Loss
, Health & WellnessHealthy weight loss is one of the best ways that overweight adults can reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and other illness. Many factors influence…
Read MoreCultural Resources May Help 1st and 2nd Generation Japanese Americans Age Well
, Cognitive HealthCultural diversity poses many interesting questions to the study of mental health. The language, and to a large extent the experience, of mental health can…
Read MoreAging and Personality
, General Aging ResearchA study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has shed new light on how personality traits change as we get older. Over…
Read MorePew Research Study: Technology and Americans with Disabilities
, NewsworthyA Pew Research study shows that even when the contribution of age and other demographic factors are considered, Americans with a disability are less likely…
Read MoreMental Health Care & Older Adults: Unmet Needs & Attitudes Toward Care
, Care Quality, Cognitive HealthMental health services are underutilized by older adults, particularly in relation to the prevalence of depressive and anxious symptoms among this population (see our earlier post…
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