A comprehensive national health study reveals that older Americans demonstrated greater emotional resilience compared to ...

Late-life anxiety can often be "silent"—missed or difficult to diagnose as older adults tend to somatize psychiatric problems; have multiple psychiatric, medical, and medication issues ...

Depression may manifest differently than in younger peopleMedically reviewed by Steven Gans, MDI was a teenager when I first ...

About one in five adults experienced any symptoms of anxiety and symptoms of depression during 2022, according to a study ...

A recent study reveals that seniors who are more susceptible to “emotional contagion”—feeling emotions from others—are ...

both conditions are under-diagnosed in older people, with their symptoms often labeled a "natural" part of aging. Cognitive ...

Rating scales that are used to assess depressive symptoms in the elderly population are reviewed and critiqued in this article. Although advantages and limitations are noted for the scales ...

Elderly people who have symptoms of depression and moderate or severe joint pain tend to show faster cognitive decline, ...

of people ages 18 through 29 said they'd struggled with anxiety symptoms over the prior two weeks, compared to about 21% of ...

Youth with vs without chronic pain had higher rates of anxiety and depression, which suggests a need for improved mental health treatment in this group.