The Center for Mental Health & Aging blog is your “go-to” resource for mental health and aging. Each article contains helpful information to deepen your understanding of aging, mental health in older adulthood, dementia, caregiving, family dynamics, and so much more.
January 7, 2023
Depression is a medical condition that impacts more than 7 million adults over the age of 65. Depression can affect mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Why is screening…
January 5, 2023
There's a phenomenon that occurs as we age that we actually become more resilient over time. That in fact, the experience of moving through adversity and managing emotional storms, losses,…
April 13, 2022
Assisted living and long-term care communities have a duty to ensure that residents’ rights of sexual autonomy and self-determination are honored and equally have a duty to protect residents from…
March 30, 2022
Love, intimacy, and sexuality are important aspects for people living with dementia and their intimate partners. A growing body of research tells us that the majority of older nursing…
March 23, 2022
People with dementia have rights, including the right to sexual expression. To understand sexual expression among people with dementia, we must become familiar with sexual expression among older adults in…
December 28, 2021
As a clinical health psychologist specializing in chronic pain and illness, I have spent the past 12 years working with people who have chronic pain, and during that time I…
October 7, 2021
The stories of deaf older adults and their families need to be shared and heard. For the past couple of years, I have been following and sharing the story of…
July 15, 2021
According to a study by the CDC, chronic pain impacts over 16,386,000 older adults age 65-84 and an additional 2,596,000 MORE adults over the age of 85 (Dahlhamer et al,…
July 15, 2021
How common is pain among seniors? For better or for worse, most of us associate chronic pain with getting older. We assume that as we age, our bodies will…
June 15, 2021
By 2034, there will be more adults 65 and older than children under the age of 18. Approximately 1 in 4 of older adults experiences a mental health condition, including…
May 19, 2021
Have you been struggling to engage your sibling in your aging parent's care? Perhaps you reach out and they don't respond. Perhaps they refuse to help. In this article I…
May 13, 2021
As helpers and caregivers it can be difficult to take a break and give ourselves grace to engage in our own self-care practice. Research shows that caregivers have higher rates…
