In addition, depressed older people may not report their depression because they wrongly believe there is no hope for help. Older adults may also be unwilling to take their medicines because of ...

Ten percent of elderly people are chronically lonely, according to a 2015 study by the Campaign to End Loneliness. The study also found that having friends and family nearby is more important to ...

Dear Amy: My 83-year-old widowed mother is depressed, and I don’t know how to help. She refuses to see a therapist and sees drugs as a crutch.

Dear Amy: My 83-year-old widowed mother is depressed, and I don’t know how to help. She refuses to see a therapist and sees drugs as a crutch. She has always been a very private person, is ...

For older people, new skills can be taught to drive more safely. This is important as it not only safeguards the driver but ...

“I noticed older Americans sitting by themselves in restaurants, in movie theaters, in parks, in the middle of the day, and I’d think how sad,” Annenberg says. Too many people seemed cut off ...