Aging is accompanied by increasing rates of cognitive disorders and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) including depression, anxiety, apathy, agitation, sleep ...

In just four years, New York City will have more residents over 60 years old than under 18. This demographic shift is not a ...

As your parents get older and you become their caregiver, you may be caught off guard by an unexpected health problem they develop: mental illness. New cases of depression, anxiety or substance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Study reveals how aging accelerates molecular changes in the brain, offering new hope for tackling cognitive decline and mental illness. Resource: Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of human ...

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 ...

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 ...