However, many of these medical issues have a psychological as well as biological component and this is where geriatric psychology becomes critical. Source: StockSnap/Pixabay The Vital Role of ...

The American Psychiatric Association defines mental illness as health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking, and behaviors.

The research into TBIs is a new area for Balsis, a geriatric psychologist whose specialty is applying advanced statistical analysis to complex and variable data. But it’s a good fit, because Balsis ...

Scheinfeld earned a doctorate in psychology. These days, Scheinfeld works with geriatric patients at a rehabilitation facility during the day. In the morning, he attends an interdisciplinary ...

As reported in an April 2019 research article in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychology, the researchers found that loneliness was associated with a 26% increased risk of dementia.

DR. CECILIA POON SPECIALIZES IN GERIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY. >> THAT ADDITIONAL KIND OF DISCOMFORT CAN MAKE THEM FEEL A LOT MORE GRUMPY AND IRRITABLE. REPORTER: FOR MANY SENIORS, SUNSHINE IS NOT ...

Cyr's paper is posted online today in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (ahead of print publication). The study expands upon a previous paper she published in ...