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Editor's E-Note
Much like their younger counterparts, older adults, too, need mental and behavioral health services. However, various barriers to access, whether that be a lack of knowledge of available services, a lack of available services, or the ever-increasing cost of health care, can often prevent older adults from seeking this much-needed care. This month’s exclusive dives into the importance of therapy for older adults in maintaining mental balance as they age, as well as breaking down the barriers this vulnerable population faces in pursuit of bettering their physical and mental well-being.
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Why You Are Never Too Old for Therapy
Maurizio is 70. He recently began therapy in the hope of better understanding a physical pain he had carried since childhood. He has suffered migraines since the age of seven and wanted to explore what might lie behind them.
Over the years, he had consulted different doctors and sought multiple opinions—therapy was another attempt to trace the origins of the problem. But he continued even after realizing he might never find a single cause. "The process itself became something meaningful, a space for introspection that helped me understand my life more clearly," Maurizio says.
Antonio, 73, and his wife Gigliola, 68, turned to therapy hoping to save their relationship after years marked by disappointments and unspoken tensions. "After some time, I realized I felt lighter, more open," Antonio says.
"Looking within ourselves and bringing out what we could never say before perhaps helped us," Gigliola adds.
Their stories challenge a common assumption: that therapy is only for the young. And a growing body of evidence suggests that many older people could benefit from the same kind of help.
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Improving With Age
It is a commonly held belief that as we age, our minds and physical bodies deteriorate. Researchers at Yale set out to determine whether this was true and discovered that beliefs about aging play a large role in this expected decline—and can actually prevent it. Their research is published in the journal Geriatrics.
The Mediterranean Diet May Improve Mental Health in Older Adults
The Mediterranean Diet has many benefits, and researchers may have discovered one of the latest, targeting older adults specifically. The research, published in BMJ Open, finds that following the Mediterranean Diet provides protection against adverse psychological events.
Potential Functional Vision Loss Threshold Discovered for Older Adults
Researchers conducting a longitudinal cohort study found significance in the association between a decline in contrast sensitivity in patients without self-reported visual disability and the subsequent development of said visual disability. Their research is published in JAMA Ophthalmology. |
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