People who do not have a social life of any kind as they get older may have simply outgrown their old one, and now don’t have ...

People living with loneliness and depression have triple the dementia risk compared with those with either condition alone, ...

A major study from Colorado State University has revealed new insights into what causes depression in older adults.

Almost 20% of adults over the age of 65 are employed today and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects this number to grow in the coming years. Yet one woman admits that her “soul is gutted" ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Updated findings from the Prolonging Remission in Depressed Elderly (PRIDE) study continue to support the use of right unilateral electrode placement and ultrabrief pulse ...

Save the karate for the kids. To stave off depression among the elderly, a new study proposes the practice of a gentler martial art — tai chi. In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric ...

DEAR ERIC: My boyfriend and I are in our early 80s. I am divorced and his wife died over two and a half years ago; we have been dating slightly more than a year. We do not plan to marry, but we are in ...

As Delhi faces another spell of extreme heat, experts warn that rising temperatures don’t just cause sunburn or tiredness—they can also seriously impact mental health. While most people associate ...