Depression & Mental Health

Dear Allegra: As a professional caregiver, I am fortunate to develop close relationships with many of my patients and their...

Self-esteem is important for anyone, but as you age and begin to have health issues, you can start to lose...

You may have heard the expression that laughter is the best medicine. It turns out that might be true, especially...

Murali Doraiswamy, co-author of The Alzheimer’s Action Plan, told the Washington Post in a 2013 interview that music has been...

Anyone can feel a little anxious at times or even have a full-fledged bout of anxiety, but if a senior...

The relationship between music and the elderly can be beneficial both as a form of stress relief and to aid...

The elderly talking to dead relatives in dreams is not an unusual occurrence. Dreams of dead loved ones can have...

Perhaps it just seemed eccentric at first—that accumulation of items your loved one just couldn’t throw out. However, for those...

Bingo! It’s a common cry that echoes through senior communities. It’s also a seemingly harmless hobby that can lead to...

For most age groups, including seniors, social isolation is a leading cause of feelings of depression and—in the worst-case scenario—thoughts...