Mental health concerns in the elderly population are underrecognized and often untreated. This not only impacts one’s quality of life but can exacerbate other age-related disorders and vice versa ...

Mental health is just as important as physical health when it comes to feeling your best. May is Mental Health Awareness month, and while we have come a long way in addressing societal stigmas ...

“As we get older, we are more physically vulnerable to complex medical problems and chronic health conditions,” said Regina ...

New research suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

It is not surprising that we find mental illness across all age ranges. Being over 65 is no exception. Some adult children would probably say that things seem to get worse as their parent gets past ...

A new study suggests that drinking a moderate amount of coffee each day may help slow the early aging often seen in people with major psychiatric disorders. Researchers found that adults with ...

Measuring overall physical and mental abilities through intrinsic capacity can predict memory decline years before symptoms ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during sleep. That can break up your rest, strain your body, and lower oxygen ...

Donald Jurivich receives funding from HRSA (Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program). I cringed recently while driving to the clinic where I specialize in geriatric medicine when I heard a young ...

Coffee consumption may slow biological aging in people with severe mental illness, a new study suggests. In a cross-sectional study of adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive ...

The elderly struggle with mental health issues similar to those of younger adults—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD (National Council on Aging, 2023), with the most common issues being anxiety ...