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In the news: Senior anxiety   Aging redefined   best bets 1. Find a psychologist 2. Facts about depression in older adults 3. Preparing for retirement: More than money in the bank 4. APA Office on Aging Advertisements   press releases Older Adults Can Take Medicines More Safety and Effectively by Charting Their Daily Routines (09/09/08) more press releases >> psychology news Playing video games may boost older brains December 11, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required) Mental exercises can help prevent falls December 8, 2008, Baltimore Sun (free registration required) Depression linked to fat in seniors December 4, 2008, USA Today More happiness, less sex for retired couples December 3, 2008, MSNBC more psychology news >> Monitor on Psychology Is personality the key to successful aging? (October 2008) Aging redefined (October 2008) more Monitor news >> books & videos Bereavement in Late Life: Coping, Adaptation, and Developmental Influences Buy this book Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults (CE credit) more books & videos on aging >> journals APOE Genotype and Cognitive Functioning in a Large Age-Stratified Population Sample (January 2007) more journals >> internal APA resources Find a psychologist Aging and depression Life plan for the life span more internal resources >> additional links Administration on Aging National Council on the Aging National Institute on Aging more links >>

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