Promotional Information

Depression and anxiety can be avoided or minimized through medication and therapy and by adapting to changing circumstances as we age.

Table of Contents

Preface
I. Understanding Mood Disorders: Knowledge Is Power
1. What You Need to Know about Depression
2. What You Need to Know about Anxiety
II. Handling Challenges over the Next Thirty Years
3. Coping with Memory Loss
4. Living with Illness and Disability
5. Getting Relief from Physical Pain
6. Understanding Sleep and Fatigue
7. Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
8. Stopping Overuse of Alcohol or Prescription Drugs
9. Maintaining Healthy Body Weight and Nutrition
10. Preserving (or Renewing) Sexual Pleasure
11. Planning for Life's Final Phase
12. Finding Meaning and Fulfillment-and Fun
Acknowledgments
Resources
Selected References
Index

About the Author

Mark D. Miller, M.D., is associate professor of psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D., is professor at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and senior associate dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is associate editor of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. They are the authors of Living Longer Depression Free: A Family Guide to Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Depression in Later Life, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Reviews

A top recommendation for any collection strong in later-life issues. Midwest Book Review