Aging and Geriatric Issues

Lilly Wachowski, the other half of the sibling duo who directed The Matrix, Cloud Atlas, and Jupiter Ascending, came out as transgender on Tuesday. Her sister, Lana Wachowski, came ... Read More

In a previous article, we looked at the role initiation ceremonies play in a culture, and how they help us detach from an outgrown identity and move into one more highly adapted to the ... Read More

Putting a family member in a nursing home may be one of the toughest decisions families have to make, and unfortunately, the decision for many doesn’t tend to feel “good.” Many hope ... Read More

The bestselling psychology books of 2015 offer diverse topics from a broad range of experts as well as authors and journalists. Each title is devoted to improving mental health and the ... Read More

According to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, singing and listening to music may be able to reduce some symptoms of dementia. Dementia—a group of degenerative ... Read More

Thanksgiving provides a prime opportunity to express gratitude, and research consistently points to the health benefits of gratitude. Couples who show gratitude to each other report happier ... Read More

We change constantly, continuously. Usually this process is slow—so slow it doesn’t register. Every so often, though, the fact we’ve changed breaks through our regular way of seeing ... Read More

Older adults may be better than young people at correcting mistakes, according to a study published in Psychological Science. The research contradicts common stereotypes about learning, ... Read More

Conversion therapy—a controversial and largely discredited practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation—is opposed by most major medical and psychiatric ... Read More

As the human lifespan grows, many people are now living well into their eighties and nineties. That’s wonderful news, but it comes with new challenges. One of them is the challenge of ... Read More

Earlier this year, a Michigan judge incarcerated three children after they refused to see their father. The children say their father is abusive, but the father claims the mother has initiated ... Read More

Researchers working with an animal model have found more evidence for a link between stress and Alzheimer’s. Most experts on the most common form of dementia believe the condition ... Read More