Aging Articles
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- Aging Parents and Your Emotional Well-Being
Browse the bookstore. Check the Web. You'll find extensive information about how to assist your aging parents. What you're unlikely to find, however, is help for the myriad feelings you will experience as your mom ...
- PTSD and Older Veterans
From as long ago as Homer's ancient story of the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, and the times of the Bible and Shakespeare, military personnel have been confronted by the trauma of war. ...
- Aging Means More than Getting Old
Who is engaged in the process of aging? Your grandparents? Your parents? YOU??
The fact is, we are all progressing in age and moving through the normal stages of life we have come to know as ...
- Dividing Things, Not Families
It was 10:45 on a warm summer day. Outside a stately mansion, parked on either side of the front door, were two large moving vans. Inside, the two van drivers and their assistants were becoming ...
- Depression and Baby Boomers: How Having It All May Be Too Much
Among the generation that has continually attempted to have it all, many baby boomers are now reluctantly adding a diagnosis of depression to their list of gains.
As the leading cause of disability in the ...
- Taking Medication: Special Concerns in Older Adults
Have you ever been concerned about relapse after missing a few doses of antibiotic pills? Do medications tie knots in your stomach and make eating a chore? Did you ever forget if you’ve already taken ...
- Medications for Seniors
Persons over the age of 65 make up over 13 percent of the population of the United States, but they receive more than 30 percent of prescriptions filled.
The elderly generally have more medical problems, ...
- Keeping Your Mind While Your Aging Parents Lose Theirs
Doing Your Best for Mom or Dad in the Final Years
It’s happening in large numbers. We aren’t alone. We’re having to take care of our aging parents. More people are living longer. Unfortunately that doesn’t ...
- Understanding Memory Loss
After reading this article, you will understand the difference between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory problems; the medical causes of memory problems and how they can be treated; and how to cope with serious ...
- A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s
Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease (AD) at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges as the caregiver copes with changing levels of ability and ...
- Areas of Research into Alzheimer’s Disease
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the lead Federal agency for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) research. NIA-supported scientists are testing a number of drugs to see if ...
- Medical and Surgical Treatment for Parkinson Disease
Levodopa is converted to dopamine in the brain. It is effective in managing the initial symptoms of Parkinson disease, however over time the effectiveness is reduced and this results in motor fluctuations. Motor fluctuations are ...
- Diagnosis and Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson Disease
If your doctor thinks you may have Parkinson disease, this information sheet will help you talk with him or her about how Parkinson disease is diagnosed and how it will progress.
Neurologists from the American Academy ...
- Screening and Treatment for Depression, Dementia and Psychosis in Parkinson Disease
Depression, dementia, and psychosis are common in people with Parkinson disease. These conditions can affect how people with Parkinson disease cope and also have an effect on the quality of life for both patients and ...
- Facts About Aging
The overall difference in life expectancy at birth in the United States is about 7 years (i.e.72 for men vs. 79 for women); and at every age women, on average, can expect to live longer ...
- Frequently Asked Questions about Aging
Q. Is it true that people's mental abilities inevitably decline as they get older?
A. For many years, researchers believed that mental functioning declined with age, slowly at first, then more rapidly in old age as ...
- Depression and the Elderly
As we age, deteriorating health and the loss of life partners and independence can significantly impact our emotional well being. It may be too embarrassing to admit feeling depressed, even when directly asked, to children, ...
