Aging - Geriatric Psychology Archives

Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old - April 1, 2008

Two studies appearing in this month's edition of the journal SLEEP provide new insight into the relationship between insomnia and depression. The first study followed 591 young adults for 20 years. Results showed that the prevalence and severity of insomnia...
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Exercise Lowers Anxiety and Stress in Menopausal Women - January 3, 2008

Women entering and progressing through menopause have one more piece of information to add to their arsenal. According to a nine-year study conducted by Deborah Nelson, PhD, and her colleagues at Temple University, walking an hour and a half a...
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PsychBriefs: November 25-December 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007

Personality Does Matter Having desirable personality traits can make you more attractive, shows a study published in the journal Personal Relationships. In the experiment, male and female college students rated the attractiveness of pictures of members of the opposite sex....
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Depression May Predict Mental Impairment in Elderly - October 8, 2007

A two-year study of individuals age 65 and older shows that depression puts seniors at risk for subsequent declines in executive function. Researchers tested 709 subjects yearly using the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, monitored patients' medical charts and conducted interviews...
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Grandpa Said What?!: Impulse Control and the Aging Brain - September 23, 2007

As we age, both bodies and personalities change. However, for some older adults, these changes can be quite disturbing: New research shows inappropriate social behavior, what appears to be increased racism and problems with impulse control and gambling can occur...
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PsychBriefs: August 19 - 25, 2007 - August 24, 2007

Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Boys with Reading Problems Fare Better with Female Teachers A study of 175 third- and fourth-grade boys in a ten-week reading...
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New Vaccine Battles Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - August 23, 2007

Scientists have successfully used a vaccine to suppress strings of the pathological form of tau protein thought to form "tangles" in the brain, leading to Alzheimer's disease. The vaccine encourages the immune system to battle these tangles by introducing fragments...
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Prior Adult Day Care Experience Protects Against Accelerated Cognitive Decline Normally Experienced By Alzheimer's Patients In Nursing Homes - June 12, 2007

According to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, prior experience in an adult day setting may lessen the association of nursing home placement with the cognitive decline shown by Alzheimer's patients after such...
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