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Aging

Aging & Retirement Resources

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Aging: A New Angle on the Fountain of Youth?

by Dorothy Strauss, Ph.D.
 

Aging: Caregivers and Stress

by Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD
 

Aging: Caring for a Difficult Older Adult

by Connie Matthiessen
 

Aging: Coping with Age Memory Loss Part 1

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Coping with Aging Memory Loss Part 2

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Dementia Versus Delirium

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Depression and Older Adults Part 1

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Depression and Older Adults Part 2

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Depression and Older Adults Part 3

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Depression and Retirement

by Jungmeen E. Kim, Ph.D. & Phyllis Moen, Ph.D.
 

Aging: Four Key Principles of Geriatric Care

by Robert S. Stall, M.D.
 

Aging: Gambling May Increase Suicide Risk in Older People

by Lia Nower, J.D., Ph.D. and Alex Blaszczynski, Ph.D.
 

Aging: Geriatric Care Managers

by Pearlbea Labier, LCSW
 

Aging: How Best to Retire

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Aging: How do I Deal with a Failing but Uncooperative Parent?

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Aging: How To Deal With Elderly Issues

by Edward A. Dreyfus, Ph.D.
 

Aging: How to Talk to the Elderly

by Connie Matthiessen
 

Aging: Long Distance Caring

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Aging: Making Choices about Retirement Homes

by Pearlbea Labier, LCSW
 

Aging: Medicaid and Assisted Living

by Jill Gilbert, BBA
 

Aging: Physical Disability and Communication

by Jason T. Newsom, Ph.D. & Richard Schulz, Ph.D.
 

Aging: Prescription Assistance and Pharmaceutical Deals for Low-Income Seniors

by Jill Gilbert, BAA
 

Aging: The Economically Vulnerable Elderly American

by Cathleen Jo Faruque, LICSW, DAPA
 

Aging: The Pros and Cons of Durable Powers of Attorney

by Robert Gazzola, Esquire
 

Before a Parent Moves in: An Emotional Elderly Home Care Checklist for Families

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Books for Dealing with Aging Parents

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Caring for Your Elderly Relatives: How to Handle Family Conflicts

by Connie Matthiessen
 

Depression, Women, and Menopause -- a Hot Topic We Need to Talk About

by Melanie Haiken
 

Do You Have a Fear of Death? Reasons for this Common Fear

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

Friends & Family Support Improve Heart Health

by Hayden Bosworth, Ph.D.
 

Future Planning: Thinking about Advanced Directives

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

Health: How to Cope with a Hospitalized, Angry, Abusive Father

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Health: How to Effectively Manage Ineffective Nursing Home Staff

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Health: How to Think about Discontinuing Tube Feeding a Parent

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Health: If You Want to Find Superior Alzheimers Care, Here's How

by Jill Gilbert, BBA
 

Health: Memory Loss is Not Only Due to Aging

by H. Lee Swanson, Ph.D.
 

Health: Optimal Treatment for Stroke Victims

by Erik Everhart, Ph.D., Janet L. Shucard, Ph.D. and Teresa Quatrin, M.D. and David W. Shucard, Ph.D.
 

Healthy Aging is Improved by Life Roles

by Neal Krause, Ph.D. and Benjamin A. Shaw, Ph.D.
 

How Can I Convince My Aging Parents to Get the Help They Need?

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

How to Cope With the "Living Death" of Alzheimer's: Anticipatory Grief

by Paula Spencer
 

How to Deal With Depression After a Heart Attack

by Stephanie Trelogan
 

How to Help Someone With Depression

by Stephanie Trelogan
 

Illness: 6 Things Not to Say to Someone With Breast Cancer

by Melanie Haiken
 

Illness: How to Avoid Strained Sibling Relationships When a Parent Has Alzheimer's

by Paula Spencer
 

Illness: How to Tell Your Kids About a Grandparent's Alzheimer's Disease

by Paula Spencer
 

Long Distance Care for Aging Parents

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

Marriage and Relationships: How Caregiving Couples Can Make It Work

by Connie Matthiessen
 

Older Women Talking about Sex

by Beverly Johnson, Ph.D., RN
 

Parkinson's Disease: A Guide to Mind and Mood

by Ingfei Chen
 

Relationship with Parents Can be Key to a Fulfilling Marriage

by Wendy Amstutz-Haws, Ph.D. and Brent Mallinckrodt, Ph.D.
 

Revealing Survey Results: How Caregiving Affects Marriages

by Connie Matthiessen
 

Rules, Boundaries and Adult Children Part III: In Response to Questions about Adult Children Living at Home

by James Lehman, MSW
 

Talking to a Loved One About Death

by Connie Matthiessen
 

The Risks of Depression in the Aging

by The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
 

The Stages of Grief

by Melanie Haiken
 

Vital Aging

by Tom Heuerman, Ph.D.
 

What are the Specific Qualifications of Assisted Living Facility Staff Members?

by Jill Gilbert, BBA
 

What is a Guardian?

by Robert Gazzola, Esquire
 

What Should I do about a Parent who is Stopping Medication?

by Emily Carton, MA, LISW
 

What Should I Know of My Elderly Parents Spiritual Needs?

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

When the Holidays Turn into a Signal for Help

by Emily Carton, LISW
 

So if you're walking down the street sometime
and you should spot some hollow ancient eyes,
don't you pass them by and stare
as if you didn't care.
Say, "Hello in there. Hello."

- Bette Midler (song and lyrics by John Prine)


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